I had intended to speak in the debate, but I just want to say to the Member that a drunk driver killed my brother and his wife in Donegal 10 years ago. He served only weeks in prison for his offence. We later discovered that he had a previous conviction in the North for drunk driving. If we had harmonisation and common policies, as Francie Molloy called for, would that have led to a longer term of imprisonment for a person who, literally, got away with murder? Would there be a higher penalty for someone who killed two people and left two children in intensive care for a long period? Thankfully, they have recovered.

That is the reason for my intervention. I hope that the Member takes my point. I was upset, because of those personal circumstances, at not being able to participate in the debate. I support Raymond McCartney’s motion, but as a Member for a border constituency I ask Ms Gildernew to agree that common and collective cross-border policies would help reduce the loss of lives.