Voices In The House

The agreement [on the North] will never be capable of being put to the people if it has the slightest inclination of a fudge. - The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern. It is crucial to acknowledge publicly that the Protestant community over 25 years has also suffered hugely from sectarian and paramilitary outrages. - Mr Joe Higgins (Socialist Party) who joined with other par- ties in welcoming the new inquiry into Bloody Sunday. All sides of the community have suffered. - Mr Ahern. I believe we are entitled to ask the church why this man [Father Ivan Payne] was appointed to an extraordinarily sensitive position in the marriage tribunal in Drumcondra after it was known he had abused Andrew Madden? - Mr Alan Shatter (FG)