The House should send its condolences to the teachers and pupils who have been shot at a school in Florida. As many as 17 people have been killed and many others have been injured. Florida used to be known as the sunshine state but that has been changed to the gunshine state. The state of Florida hands out millions of gun permits and more than any other state in the US. President Trump's tweets and condolences ring false.

Senator Craughwell, presumably as part of his presidential campaign, asked republicans to take their seats in Westminster and represent their voters. Does he understand what he has just asked? Does the House understand what he said?

I certainly do. This is the Senator's job. One should do the job that one is paid for.

Excuse me, Senator, I am addressing Senator Craughwell.

Yes, Senator Craughwell.

Does Senator Craughwell understand what he has just said? Perhaps his presidential campaign has got to his brain.

No.

The voters who voted for Sinn Féin and who Sinn Féin represents voted for the party and gave a mandate not to sit in Westminster.

One must represent all of the voters in one's constituency and not just the republicans.

Perhaps Senator Craughwell should learn a little bit more about the issue. In terms of him raising the issue on a continual basis in this House, he is misguided and misinformed. Perhaps he knows but does not really care for the voters who are republican - and not just voters in the North - who do not want Sinn Féin to sit in Westminster.

How does the Senator know that?