Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will not support this Bill. I urge people not to support the Bill. On this side of the House, the Government will have no choice. It will be whipped into line, or it will not appear. It simply will not appear and I said to someone this morning: remember who is here and who is not in here, because that tells a story in itself. The simple majority plus one will be in here, but by golly, I put a measure out on this. I will be on their tails. I will be touring up and down this country. I will be articulating strongly where people stood. One thing we have to do is stand up to the plate. We have to deliver if we say we are doing something. We have to honour our commitments. We have to drive our conviction and belief, but to commit to words and do nothing about it does not go down in my book. I will commit myself to continuing, democratically and politically through a parliamentary process, to articulate, highlight and campaign against people who oppose justice for these people.

I will finish on that, and again I say, I want to thank the Minister, because I believe it has been difficult for him. Finally, I want to thank the Minister's staff, who have always been courteous, supportive and forthcoming in any question I have ever asked of them, and that has made my job somewhat easier.