I, too, want to support what Senator Gallagher said earlier. I want to speak about the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974. The Kenova report confirms what families in Monaghan have known for over 50 years, which is that the British state played a central and shameful role in the murder of Irish citizens, North and South. My thoughts are with the families of the 34 people who lost their lives and with the many more who still carry the trauma of that horrific day -over 300 of them. The Dublin-Monaghan bombings were a horrific atrocity and yet the truth of what happened has been buried, obstructed and denied for decades. Kenova lays bare corruption, criminality and cover-ups at the highest levels of the British state. It exposes how British intelligence agencies and sections of the RUC repeatedly concealed evidence, protected murderers and ensured that justice could never run its course. Operation Denton confirms that loyalist gangs involved in the bombings were supplied with intelligence, supported by members of the British security forces and allowed to operate freely across the Border. This was not rogue behaviour. It was systematic, strategic and resourced by arms of the British state.

Operation Denton's claim that no high-level documentation exists cannot absolve responsibilities. Families know such records were never going to be written, let alone preserved. The continual refusal of British agencies to release files or co-operate fully is a disgrace and it casts doubt on any claim of good faith.

Monaghan families deserve the truth. They deserve a fully independent victim-centred process not more obstruction and definitely not more reports designed to protect the British State.

I congratulate Cara Darmody on staying out last night. She is a fantastic protestor and activist for people with additional needs.