Seanad debates

Friday, 4 July 2003

Secondly, this side of the House wishes the Government well over the summer recess, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland. We are going into a difficult period. We know the dangers during the marching season and the tensions and overspills that can occur. I ask the Leader to express our support to the Government for its continuing efforts with the British government to try to force the pace of the negotiations and persuade all concerned to get the Good Friday agreement working again. It is in the interests of us all that the Northern Ireland elections occur and that the Executive is re-established. It is the firm view of the Opposition that any effort or dialogue that may be taken over the summer period should be used as a period of reflection by all sides in this debate. We hope that a debate on Northern Ireland will take place at the earliest possible juncture so that we may review what progress, if any, has been made over time.

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