Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein)

I concur with Senator Ó Domhnaill. Last week I asked that the House approve an all-party motion on the undocumented Irish, as happened in the Dáil. I do not wish to apportion blame for the 40,000 Irish who had to go to America. Such a motion would send a signal to the US Government that we are fully united on this issue. I ask that such a motion be facilitated as soon as possible and even as a motion without debate. We are all singing from the same hymn sheet. I do not wish to speak on this issue because all we need to do is send a signal to both the undocumented immigrants and their families at home and more important, to the American Government.

When the House discussed the road safety issue yesterday I spoke about dangerous roads. Shortly after the conclusion of the debate, I am sorry to say another life was lost on the roads of County Donegal, outside the village of Manorcunningham. A set of unique circumstances resulted in the loss of a life. The local politicians including my Sinn Féin colleagues, have been lobbying both the Government and the county council to put road safety measures in place on that stretch of road.

The local Lough Swilly bus operates from Letterkenny to Derry. It used to travel through the village of Manorcunningham. However, because its subvention was withdrawn by the Government, it was forced to take a direct route on the N13 which is a very busy stretch of road. The person died while attempting to cross that road from the village of Manorcunningham.

I applaud the work of the Road Safety Authority in its efforts to reduce the number of road deaths. Local communities and politicians and local authority officials in Donegal County Council know of the danger to life on the roads but no action was taken and Mr. O'Gorman lost his life.