Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I certainly know that last night should have been a night of joy and happiness for many parents, when their children were in many cases going to a concert for the first time unaccompanied, or when younger children were accompanied by their parents. For such indiscriminate bombing of those children and that concert to happen is totally unforgivable. My group here within the Seanad sends its sympathy to the people of Manchester, and especially to the people who have lost young people. They will never get over that sense of fear of bad news. I remember very distinctly when Dublin was bombed. I was sent out by my mother to search for my uncle, because he normally came through the city centre at the same time as the bomb exploded.What must the parents have gone through last night when they were worried about their children? It must have been horrendous. The bombing of cities, of concerts, of people at any time is unforgivable and should never happen. We send our deepest sympathies.

I want to give the Leader notice that the Labour Party group intends to put a motion on the Order Paper regarding the sale of State assets and in particular the sale of AIB shares. That motion will be put down on the Order Paper tomorrow and we will seek cross-party support for the motion which we will circulate to all parties for their contributions when we have it.