An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-23
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Mark Daly (FF), Administrative Panel

I support what colleagues have said about legislation on the Windsor Framework passed in Westminster last night. It is a positive step. That only 29 opposed it shows the overwhelming support in Britain for this positive move. We hope that will lead to the restoration of the Stormont Assembly and Executive, although we know there are challenges there still. The other piece of legislation in Westminster at the moment is the legacy Bill, which seeks to give an amnesty to those involved in murders during the Troubles. We need to bear in mind that it has been described by Queen's University as a broader and deeper amnesty than the one given to those under General Pinochet's regime in Chile. The legislation is opposed by all political parties in this island. One of the few documents ever signed by the major political parties on this island was done in relation to this legislation. All the Government agencies are working very hard to prevent this legislation becoming law because it is against the Stormont House Agreement and other agreements made with the British Government, which is breaching that particular agreement against the wishes of the victims and their families.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-23