Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I commend Senator Gallagher on his work, for using the Seanad to really try to bring forward good change, and using in a proper way the office he holds to try to bring forward positive legislative change which I believe will help keep our front-line workers, including members of An Garda Síochána, more safe as they go about their duty. It is also something which they, and their representative bodies, have sought. We can never accept living in a country where the ramming of a Garda vehicle, an ambulance or any other emergency vehicle, or an attack on any front-line worker going about their duty, is acceptable. We need to change the law on that.

On the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, my thoughts, as we approach the anniversary, are with all the families. I know the thoughts of everybody in this House are as well. The Government has been emphatically clear regarding its position on the British proposals regarding legacy. We do not believe it is appropriate. We do not believe it should act unilaterally on this, and I know my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin, continues to convey the view of the Irish Government at the highest levels.