John Dardis (Progressive Democrats)

The IRA must be prepared to explicitly state that these types of activities will be discontinued; it is a sine qua non of the settlement. The Tánaiste was correct to state that the issues involved are more than a matter of pictures. We need to debate the matter. On these occasions, I am always mindful of the fact that I served in this House, as did others, with Senator Wilson and recall what he said in the face of what he had to suffer. Perhaps there is a message there for all of us. All of us, from all sides, will have to accept some very unpalatable aspects in order to bring a conclusion to this matter.