Seanad debates

Thursday, 12 June 2003

I compliment the Taoiseach on his tireless efforts to keep the peace process on track. The prize of peace and justice is almost within our grasp and most sensible people want to achieve it at this stage. The face-to-face meeting the Taoiseach had yesterday with the loyalist commission was timely and very appropriate, because our only hope is that dialogue will continue. The horrific pictures of carnage coming from other parts of the world in recent times should be a reminder for everybody to remember from whence we came. The great danger is that if we allow a vacuum to continue, we could go back to the dark days we had before. I suggest to the Leader that before the summer recess we should have a debate on this subject. I know we have had many debates on Northern Ireland, but this time we should agree that its focus should be reconciliation and partnership. We have the opportunity of making a reasoned and balanced contribution in these dangerous times.

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