Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to acknowledge and welcome the announcement earlier today from the First Ministers in the North that they have secured agreement from the Government of Mauritius to re-examine the investigation of the murder of Michaela McAreavey. It is hard to believe that it took place ten years ago. For a decade now, John, the McAreavey and Harte families have been campaigning for justice for Michaela. I do not want to say too much about it with the investigation being reopened again, other than to extend, on behalf of ever Member, our continued sympathies and solidarity with the McAreavey and Harte families as they take those next steps on that long and arduous journey for truth and justice for Michaela.

Other colleagues have reflected on what happened during the Finland and Denmark game during the Euros at the weekend. Thank God Christian Eriksen is on the mend. We know, however, of instances across various sports in Ireland where, sadly, people have lost their lives in circumstances such as those we saw at the weekend. My colleague in the North, Pat Sheehan, MLA, has called on the Minister of Education there to roll out CPR and defib training in schools. That is good idea which we should consider taking forward.

Such training is also something which Oireachtas Members should look at through the good offices of the Cathaoirleach. There are defibrillators in this building. It might be worth just taking the opportunity to refresh our memories of where they are, how to get to them and, more importantly, how to use them. That is a challenge to which we could all step up. We should look at this for all the obvious reasons should anything similar befall us, no matter where we are.It is an issue of such critical importance and we all know why. It is timely that we would re-examine it now.