Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

There can be no question of holding a referendum on 11 June and it is absolutely essential that the Government states this as soon as possible.

I add my voice of thanks and congratulations to the sub-committee of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for its sterling work on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings issue. I ask the Leader to suggest that the relevant Minister would address us about the merits of holding a public inquiry. If one is to be held, it needs to be effective. It is also important that it would have the support of the families of victims.

Anybody who saw the photographs or television coverage of yesterday's events in Faluja in Iraq would be greatly concerned about the utter chaos that is evident there and the total breakdown of law and order.