Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Let me be clear. When Sinn Féin talks about the election in the North and when it calls for a bill of rights for all citizens, that is not a green card but a progressive politics card. When we call for equality proofing of budgets, that is something upon which everyone should be able to agree. When we call for full equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, LGBT, community and for women, we are engaging in progressive politics in the true sense. Of course Sinn Féin has a vision of an all-island Republic but, to be fair, should every party in this Chamber not have such a vision?

At the weekend we had the Towards a United Ireland conference at which the very well respected Unionist commentator, Mr. Alex Kane, asked where Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party were in terms of their vision of what a united Ireland would look like because we have not heard from them. They were not my words but those of a respected Unionist commentator. I appeal to everyone in this Chamber not to engage in stereotypes regarding green versus orange -----