Results 1-20 of 76 for terrorism speaker:Jeffrey M Donaldson

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Compensation from the Libyan Government (14 Sep 2009)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: .... We heard a lot about the truth today. It would be nice if the Members on the Benches opposite and the organisations that they represent told the truth about what happened to the victims of IRA terrorism.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Compensation from the Libyan Government (14 Sep 2009)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ..., the Member for Upper Bann Mrs Kelly and others were absolutely right in their explanation of how they regard that hierarchy. We are not talking about these victims being different from other victims of terrorism, but it is clear is that they have a strong legal case against the Libyan Government. That is why the motion is before the House today, and it simply asks Members to support the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Compensation from the Libyan Government (14 Sep 2009)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: I beg to move That this Assembly notes the decision by the Scottish Government to release the Lockerbie bomber from prison, and supports the case being taken by the victims of IRA terrorism to claim compensation from the Libyan Government who supplied arms and Semtex explosives to the IRA; and further calls on the UK Government to apply diplomatic pressure on Libya to pay this compensation. I...

Cafcass: Northern Ireland (9 Mar 2009) has video

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...men and women in Afghanistan last year. They are working for peace and democracy in Afghanistan, but the Real IRA—so-called—is on the same side as the Taliban and al-Qaeda; it trades in terror and in violence. As we approach St. Patrick's day, with a focus on that in the United States, we should be driving that message home to the Americans. A tiny number of Americans still...

Libyan State-sponsored Terrorism (22 Oct 2008)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...Britain. The Government have an obligation not just to Northern Ireland but to citizens throughout the United Kingdom who were the victims of IRA violence as a result of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Policing in Northern Ireland (2 Oct 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ..., more money has been spent on policing in Northern Ireland than in other parts of the UK or other comparable European countries. There were good reasons for that, such as civil unrest and the threat from terrorism. However, this is not the time to talk about cutting the policing budget. We must tackle crime and get on top of it, and that means that the police must have available the...

Bill Presented: Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill (27 Mar 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...like him that the reason why we want to build the new future for Northern Ireland is so that no other policeman has to be the subject of terrorist attack and so that there is a genuine end to terrorism. The date of 12 August 1970 is etched on my mind because it was the day on which the politics of Northern Ireland first came into my life, with the murder of Samuel Donaldson, the first...

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (21 Mar 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...the event, to apply conventional policing methodology to a situation, but policing then had to be unconventional at times, because we were involved in a conflict situation and engaged in countering terrorism. The important points are that it was unconventional within the law and that it was in accordance with the norms of gathering intelligence to counter terrorism. It is worth bearing in...

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (21 Mar 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...'s findings in her investigations of complaints, but the information that she publishes. My concern is that such publications potentially compromise our security services in their war against terrorism. That ought to be a matter of concern to the Minister and the Government, because it leaves our security services in a very vulnerable position and the techniques that they use might be...

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (21 Mar 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...releasing prisoners early and trying to draw a veil over the paramilitaries' past, while police officers who did their best to defend the people of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom from terrorism end up in the dock being accused of things that they have not done by the broad use of terms such as "collusion", which no one can really define. I hope that the Government will see the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Jan 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: I join the Prime Minister in the comments that he has just made, and let us not forget that more than 300 RUC officers lost their lives in Northern Ireland, in protecting the community from terrorism. Thousands of those officers, including those in special branch, saved countless lives in Northern Ireland through their actions. Will the Prime Minister join me in saying that the only way...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (10 Jan 2007)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...in Northern Ireland. Will he assure the House that the measures that he is announcing will not in any way compromise national security or undermine the capacity of our security services to combat terrorism, whether domestic or international?

Orders of the Day: Clause 2 — Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable (21 Nov 2006)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...has done to my family and my community, if Sinn Fein crosses the line and supports the police and the rule of law, if the IRA ends its paramilitarism and criminality for good, and the structures of terrorism are progressively dismantled—and those things are demonstrated not just in word, but in deed—I am prepared to accept that Sinn Fein is in the Government of Northern Ireland...

Northern Ireland Bill (26 Apr 2006)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...Minister said. We want completion and closure on what has become known as the troubles. I know that, for many people, closure is difficult. Their lives have been ruined and destroyed by acts of terrorism, on both sides of the community. However, from speaking to them, I know that it would give them some comfort to know that other families will not suffer what they have endured. Indeed,...

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Clause 19 — Department with policing and justice functions (20 Apr 2006)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...referred to my role in the negotiations leading up to the Belfast agreement. May I put it on the record that it has never been my position that Ministers involved in criminality, paramilitarism or terrorism of any kind should hold Government office? He will know that I have devoted the last eight years of my life to opposing the proposition that any Minister who has a connection with a...

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (13 Mar 2006)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...my party. We will have no devolution if the only devolution on offer to the people of Northern Ireland includes Sinn Fein-IRA in executive positions while the IRA continues to engage in crime and terrorism. I welcome what the hon. Member for North Down said about the UUP's position on this matter. The SDLP should reflect on where we are and look again at the proposals we have made, as we...

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (13 Mar 2006)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...security and dealing with the terrorist threat in Northern Ireland. Nevertheless, the Security Service is already stretched by coping with the threat to national security from international terrorism. How will it manage to take on the additional role in Northern Ireland with its existing resources?

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Schedule 2 - Special Tribunal (15 Dec 2005)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...seriously to consider the impact of the farcical nature of the entire special tribunal scenario, which is to be presided over by retired judges. The message that that sends out to the victims of terrorism is, effectively, “You are second class.” Cases involving road traffic accidents or organised crime would go through the normal judicial system. To pick up on a point made by...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Schedule 2 - Special Tribunal (15 Dec 2005)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...the inclusion of the cases in the normal judicial system would clog up the courts and that judges would not be able to cope with the case load. There is no doubt that the number of cases under the anti-terrorism legislation in Northern Ireland and under the Diplock court system has reduced significantly in recent years. If there were to be an upsurge in violence—the Minister says...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Clause 7 - Exemption from arrest etc. (13 Dec 2005)

Jeffrey M Donaldson: ...suspect. We know that the questioning process is a key element in any police investigation. We chose 28 days because that is precisely the time that has been agreed by the House in respect of the Terrorism Bill for the detention of terrorist suspects. In the interests of retaining a degree of continuity and bringing, at least, some reality to the process, we felt that 28 days was...