2. Statements by the President

Verbatim reports

The President made a statement condemning, on behalf of Parliament, the attack of 7 March 2009 on the Massereene army base in Northern Ireland, in which two soldiers of the Royal Engineers - Mark Quinsey and Cengiz Azimkar - had died, and several others had been wounded.

The House observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

The following spoke: James Nicholson, Liam Aylward and Jim Allister, who associated themselves with the President's remarks.

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The President made a statement on the occasion of International Women's Rights Day 2009.