Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I attended very moving and beautiful ceremony last Sunday in the Mansion House, which commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. I congratulate the committee involved in organising what was a beautiful ceremony. I also congratulate the Minister for Justice and Law Reform on the magnificent speech he gave at the ceremony. Holocaust Memorial Day was established in 2000 after the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust on the 55th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. Ireland has held a commemoration every year since 2003. It commemorates the 6 million Jews murdered during the Second World War and also those who were persecuted and lost their lives because of religious belief, the colour of their skin, ethnic group, sexuality or a disability.

The House must remember, lest we forget. We must ensure that it never happens again.