Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his work on this issue. As outlined in the House, it takes something extraordinary to unite all of the major political parties on this island. Senators Currie and Boyhan and I were in Belfast, as were Deputy Costello from the Green Party, Deputy Lawless, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice, Deputy Howlin, the former leader of the Labour Party, and members of the DUP, the SDLP, Sinn Féin and the Ulster Unionist Party. For the first time ever, all of the parties on the island signed the same document. Members of the US Congress have written to the British Prime Minister. Irish Members of the European Parliament and MEPs from across the European Union have signed letters opposing this proposal. Amnesty International and the United Nations have issued letters on it, as have the European Commission and political parties in the United Kingdom. I pay tribute to Raymond McCord and all the families who have fought for justice for their loved ones.