Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I support the proposal by Senator Ó Murchú on the Eddie Fullerton case. An elected public representative was assassinated in collaboration with forces in Northern Ireland. This must be fully exposed and a full public inquiry must take place into his assassination. He deserves no less and we, as Members of the Oireachtas, are entitled to put forward that proposal. I fully support it and it should be a unanimous decision of this House.

I also support Senator Ryan's request to the Leader of the House that No. 13, statements on the current situation in the Middle East, be resumed after the Easter recess because of the developing situation in Israel and Palestine. Israel has a new government and Palestine has a Hamas-led government. Hamas must recognise the right of the Israeli people to exist and have their own country. A Hamas lawmaker repeated Hamas's slogan yesterday that the Koran is its constitution, jihad is its way and death for the sake of God is its highest aspiration. That rhetoric must stop. We have a role to play in inviting all sides in the Middle East to come to Ireland. This would be the place for a solution to come about between Palestine and Israel. We should provide the facilities for such a peace conference.