Sinn Fein should also show leadership in moving to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland and to take their place in the governance of policing.

The completion of the policing project would represent a profound move towards peace and political stability, and I call upon Sinn Fein, in particular, to take the hard decisions needed.

That historic triumph depended on bringing in Sinn Fein politicians leaders of the Irish Republican movement who in many cases could not be distinguished from the IRA, which bombed, shot, and maimed civilians in pursuit of its political goals.

Currently, Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) are First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively.

These institutions were suspended by the British Government in 2002 after Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) allegations of spying by people working for Sinn Féin at the Assembly (Stormontgate).

Under the Measure, funding had been provided to three political parties Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin for the specific purpose of increasing the number of women holding decision making positions and the number of female electoral candidates and representatives.

Following the election held on 7 March 2007, devolved government returned to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin deputy leader Martin McGuinness taking office as First Minister and deputy First Minister, respectively.