Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Cathaoirleach. We have spent the last six years tirelessly working to find solutions for Brexit and to deal with the democratic will of the UK to leave the EU, even though the majority of people in the North of Ireland did not want it. Now those who campaigned the hardest for Brexit, and for the hardest of Brexits, are obstructing the only mechanism they could agree on to make it happen, even though the majority of people in the North of Ireland support the protocol and making it work better for the entire community. Yet again there is disregard for the community as a whole, as well as for rule of law.

Speaking of which, my thoughts turn once again to the victims of the Troubles, with whom I, the Cathaoirleach and others met this morning. The Truth and Justice Movement is a cross-community group of victims. However, it really only represents one community, and that is the truth and justice community. It is meeting the Taoiseach right now, following a meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs last week. I am sure these people will receive the same assurances they got at that meeting that the Irish Government is utterly opposed to an amnesty. That group achieved something that no other organisation on this island has done, namely, a consensus and a resolution, signed by all the main parties on this island, to oppose the amnesty. That is quite an incredible achievement. It is also the same in the UK. All the parties except the Conservatives have supported this resolution and we want to bring that message to the White House to get support there as well. I very much support the Truth and Justice Movement in its meeting today. We should all be part of that community fighting for truth and justice.