Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Murphy for sharing the text message on Syria and Türkiye. It sums up the devastation, loss, heartache and agony that we can almost feel even though we are so far away from it all. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is suffering. By the looks of it, people are going to continue to suffer for quite a while. It is just devastating.

I want to highlight and welcome the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland protocol is lawful. It has opened the door. The next step is to make sure we get the protocol sorted, get the Assembly up and running and give people in Northern Ireland the government they deserve and voted for. On that note, I ask that we submit a request for the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, to come here to give the House an update on many issues, including the Northern Ireland protocol, the Assembly formation and the actions the Irish Government will take regarding the legacy Bill. Several of us have raised the issues around the Bill in this House. It is imperative that we use every single act and power we have as an Oireachtas and as a European Government to stop the Bill and to put it to the test, particularly in the European Court of Human Rights.