Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support the Taoiseach in his call for a full public and independent inquiry into the death of the solicitor, Mr. Pat Finucane. It seems as though the British Government is going around it every way and any way other than facing up to the truth. I am shocked by a statement in the de Silva report that he found there was no over-arching British state conspiracy to murder Mr. Finucane but that a series of positive actions by employees of the state "actively furthered and facilitated his murder", and that in the aftermath of the murder there was a relentless attempt to defeat the ends of justice. It is little wonder that the family are calling it a sham.

Last week in DCU I listened to the US Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, who is about to finish her term. She spoke about the role of her husband, former US President Clinton, in the North of Ireland and her own interest in it. She has since spoken about her interest in that area and her willingness to get involved. I was thinking of the impasse we are at in this inquiry. It would be quite useful to consider enlisting the support of Mrs Clinton as a peace broker in this matter. I call on the Taoiseach to talk to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, about enlisting the support of Mrs. Clinton to see whether we can move this on to a solution that is needed after 23 years.