Northern Ireland
Seanad Éireann — 2022-11-24
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Emer Currie (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

If the intent of a Bill is rotten at the core, then the Bill, even with amendments, remains rotten at the core, and I personally do not believe there are any amendments that would fix this. I think the only way to proceed is to bring people with you, and for the Irish Government, the British government, all the parties and the victims to work together and to learn that lesson that you have to bring people with you. All of the parties are against it, as well as NGOs such as Amnesty International, our Government, the human rights commissioner and victims. It is important that we are clear that nothing is off the table if it comes down to this legislation proceeding, and it is important for us to say we are looking at all options if the legislation does proceed.

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Sitting date: 2022-11-24