Results 1-20 of 26 for terrorism speaker:Eddie McGrady

Orders of the Day: Police (2 Jul 2007)

Eddie McGrady: ...through the new board in this new composition. The order is fairly straightforward and simple. It relates to section 15 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003, on the declaration against terrorism. I hope that the interpretation of "terrorism" will be expanded to cover involvement in any quasi-political activity such as intimidation, extortion and blackmail. Elected Sinn Fein...

Orders of the Day: Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill (21 Nov 2006)

Eddie McGrady: ...primacy for national security in Northern Ireland next year. That does not make any sense whatsoever, as the Government's own Organised Crime Task Force has conceded that organised criminality and terrorism or paramilitarism in the north are two sides of the same coin. A single body—the PSNI—should deal with all aspects of such issues. Critically, the Government's decision has...

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

Eddie McGrady: ...and terrorist organisations, so it would be better to have one intelligence-gathering organisation, which should be the PSNI. The PSNI should communicate its intelligence on international terrorism and retain information on indigenous terrorism for prosecution. In the past, intelligence was not transferred from MI5 to the police, and people literally got away with murder as a result.

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Paramilitary Organisations (8 Feb 2006)

Eddie McGrady: ...socio-economic problems should be addressed irrespective of paramilitaries. Thirdly, the addressing of such problems should not be regarded as a reward for ceasing to commit crimes of violence and terror, as has happened in the past. These issues should be disconnected and socio-economic matters should be addressed irrespective of what the paramilitaries are doing.

Northern Ireland (24 Jul 2002)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...do so would in some way assist security and the abolition of violence, is inexplicable? I endorse the increased forces being sent to the interface, because the people need some assurance that the terror that they suffer every evening will be ended. They need to see that the perpetrators are being pursued, and that it will result in prosecutions by the security forces. The people of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Peace Process (15 Jul 1998)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...in expressing condolences to the Quinn family. It was an horrific, terrifying experience for them and for the entire community. Although there have been very many other instances of such sectarian terrorism, fortunately many did not result in tragic death. Does the Secretary of State agree that many civic and Church leaders, the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister designate have...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 1998)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...has taken place in Northern Ireland over the past 10 days. Does he agree that the right of a limited number of people to march on a limited stretch of road must be subjugated to the odds of death, terrorism, sectarianism, intimidation, road blocking and the destruction of business, which is what we are now seeing? Will he continue his efforts—which are greatly appreciated by the...

Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (4 Feb 1998)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...of killings: so-called tit-for-tat killings following the assassination of Billy Wright in the Maze prison, with the Irish Republican Socialist party involved; and a second campaign to instil sheer terror by killing totally innocent Catholics who were unconnected with any organisation and had no public stance, but were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am glad that those...

Northern Ireland Appropriation (5 Mar 1997)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...problems and those with cancer. I do not have to spell out why they are the very members of society who cannot afford to wait. The Minister should take that point on board. Why are the consequences of terrorism visited on the 98 per cent. of people in Northern Ireland who have no time for it and who suffer most from it? Why are children and ill people paying the price? The cost of the...

Farm and Countryside Enhancement (Northern Ireland) (19 Feb 1997)

Mr Eddie McGrady: I appreciate that the Minister is trying to be helpful, but he has not addressed the injustice created by the situation. The scheme is predicated on terrorism. If that is the only criterion for the allocation of the resources for peace and reconciliation, the 12 additional district councils cannot qualify for that funding. The announcement was made on 28 January and the scheme closed on 30...

Farm and Countryside Enhancement (Northern Ireland) (19 Feb 1997)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...service running from various parts of the north to the offices in Derry. More strange and fundamental is the fact that qualification for this agricultural scheme is based on the incidence of terrorism. What that has to do with agricultural and environmental improvement must be beyond the ken of any sane man or woman. Under the scheme, according to the press release, assistance would be...

Business of the House (29 Mar 1994)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...traditions which exist in Northern Ireland; and(ii) for peace, stability and prosperity throughout the island of Ireland by promoting reconciliation, respect for human rights, co-operation against terrorism and the development of economic, social and cultural co-operation." The two-tradition approach has been abandoned totally in the approach taken today. On several occasions over the...

Departmental Select Committees (9 Mar 1994)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...never was. This is a political act; Unionist votes were bought at a crucial time last year—first, for the vote to kick miners out of their jobs, even though their sons were defending us from terrorism in Northern Ireland; and, secondly, to save the Government's bacon over Maastricht. This is a political decision; it has nothing to do with procedure. Since 1978, the Procedure...

Terrorism (24 Feb 1992)

Mr Eddie McGrady: I accept the sincerity with which all hon. Members who have spoken have approached the problem of terrorism in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom generally. However, we differ on how the problem should be approached. The re-examination of the Act must be done in several contexts. First, we must assess the balance between the deprivation of basic rights within the law and the need to...

Terrorism (24 Feb 1992)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...an actor's voice, with printed subtitles, when the interviewer or a member of the political community in Northern Ireland cannot challenge them. We are at the coal face of the struggle against terrorism, both physical and political. I want to be able to use a platform, whether of the media or any other form, to argue the toss and put my case against the terrorists. I want to illustrate the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Terrorism (14 Feb 1991)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...what measures he proposes to introduce to compensate those persons who have suffered damage or loss, either in their businesses or occupations, as a result of security measures taken against terrorism.

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill (19 Nov 1990)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ..., to ensure that that person has the full protection of the law. I wish to address the Bill in its broadest sense. Each year we have a debate similar to this, whether it concerns the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 or the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act. Each time, another chunk is bitten out of the normal rule of law. Let us be clear: we are referring...

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill (19 Nov 1990)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...that otherwise innocent articles in a person's possession may, merely on the suspicion of an investigative officer or Army personnel, be deemed to be a contribution to an intended act of terrorism. That, without any collaborating evidence, would constitute a grave abuse or crime warranting a severe sentence. That is one of the most alarming parts of the Bill, and the Government must take a...

Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill (19 Nov 1990)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...as security measures. Many of the operations are ill-conceived and the case for them is badly argued. The Bill will make such action easier and will be less effective than it should in combating terrorism and discouraging sympathy for it. Let me refer to propaganda. Every time the Government introduce a Bill such as this and include new provisions, they create an image of repression and...

Orders of the Day — Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Bill: Declaration Against Terrorism (26 Jan 1989)

Mr Eddie McGrady: ...the stages of the Bill from studying the White Paper to Third Reading. It is patently obvious, although this is portrayed erroneously by the Government, that the Bill will not reduce or impinge on terrorism in Northern Ireland in any way, in fact, given the workings of the political wings of the paramilitary groups, the Bill will be a weapon in their hands and be to their advantage. The...