He said the collapse of the IRA ceasefire was a cruel blow to the hopes and wishes of the overwhelming majority of Irish people and friends of Ireland at home and abroad. "I am convinced that the settlement which will eventually emerge from a process of serious and committed negotiations will broadly be along the lines we have sketched out." Mr Spring, speaking during the debate on Northern Ireland, said the extensive common ground in the positions of the Irish and British governments meant there was a reasonable and detailed road map towards a lasting accommodation. "How far is the sincerity, or otherwise, of those within the republican movement who claim to be working for an end to conflict really relevant if their intentions are belied by actions so brutally, contemptuous of these claims?" He asked if those who had carried out the "cruel and provocative" attack on RUC constable Ms Alice Collins, on Thursday would dare stand before any representative group of Irish people and seek to justify their actions. Instead, we see gross and reckless provocation.
"They, too, have a serious to build confidence. "The people of this island are watching carefully to judge whether the republican movement is, in fact, capable of supplying the reinforcement needed on their side of the bridge," said Mr Spring. "THE Tanaiste said the IRA's current strategy was consistent with a return to the "long war" and the politics of isolation.
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