Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

Your days are over. You are not the spokespeople for the people of Ireland. You are their enemies.

I urge the Taoiseach and the Government to do everything possible to track down these subversive elements and remove the threat they pose to our hard-earned peace and stability. Today, Northern Ireland faces many new economic and social challenges. If the past 40 years have shown anything, it is the resilience of the people of Northern Ireland. Members of the Oireachtas must continue to work with our Northern counterparts to build relationships in a spirit of co-operation, respect and, crucially, consent.

As the process continues and evolves, obstacles and opportunities will arise and Fine Gael looks forward to working with the Taoiseach on Northern Ireland in the spirit of bipartisanship and in the national interest.