Coveney: We cannot accept Troubles amnesty proposal

Foreign Affairs Minister says British proposal have caused 'grave concern' to parties in Northern Ireland and to international human rights bodies

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said: '[T]he British proposal for a statute of limitations does not have the support of victims. They do not have the support of parties in Northern Ireland, who have been strong and unanimous in their opposition.'

The Government will not accept a British amnesty for those involved in the conflict in the North, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has reiterated.

A debate on legacy issues held on Wednesday saw TDs across the chamber condemn the revelations in a recent Ombudsman's report into 27 loyalist murders and attempted murders in South Belfast between 1990 and 1998 which linked British state actors, police, and loyalist paramilitary groups to murders during the Troubles.