Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I, too, wish to pass on my condolences to the family and friends of Austin Currie and, indeed, to our colleague, Senator Currie. It must be remembered that in the face of so much adversity and strife in the North, Austin Currie stood against bullies. People on both sides went against him yet he stood up for what was right and never faltered. He always positively disrupted the status quoof injustice and inequality.

In terms of the legacy of real activists from Northern Ireland, I wish to emphasise that this is an important time in history due to the Northern Ireland protocol. We have the scenario of "will we, won't we" or "will they, won't they" trigger Article 16 on this island. I hope that the British Government decides to pull back on the protocol. Earlier we had a great engagement with the representatives of the House of Lords. We are in stasis where we need to get Brexit done. We need to move on with the next stages of Brexit and deal with the consequences of same. This State remains in stasis as the British Government does not know what sort of Brexit it wants and has not planned for anything. Let us hope that there is a fruitful and proper outcome in the next couple of weeks so that all of the people on this island can move forward with peace and prosperity.