Seanad debates

Tuesday, 9 December 2003

Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

There was a suggestion in this House last week, from the Government side, that we should invite the leaders of the Northern political parties to address us. I echo that suggestion. It is important that we have an opportunity to listen to some of these leaders as well as speaking to them. The more dialogue, the better. It is the only way forward. I want to see the big issues of militarisation and demilitarisation tackled and resolved, but we have to keep politics to the fore and keep people talking because it is the only avenue that brought about progress over the past ten or 15 years and it is the only way that we can make further progress.

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