Ira Beatings And Shootings In 2000 To Date

EDM number 983 in 1999-00, proposed by Harry Barnes on 17/07/2000.

That this House notes the following beatings and shootings by the IRA this year 7th February, man (23) beaten with hammers in Downpatrick, 25th February, two workmen beaten with iron bars in South Armagh, 10th March, man (30) shot in north Belfast, 11th March, youth (16) beaten in north Belfast, 13th March, man (26) beaten in Creggan, Derry, man (20) shot in ankle, west Belfast, man (24) shot five times in arms and legs in south Armagh, 14th March, man (20) shot in both ankles, west Belfast, 2nd April, man (22) shot in both legs, north Belfast, 3rd April, youth (19) shot in both legs, west Belfast, man (26) shot in both ankles, west Belfast, 4th April, man (45) beaten and stabbed in north Belfast, 7th April, youth (18) beaten in west Belfast, man (26) shot in both feet, north Belfast, 9th April, youth (19) shot in both legs, west Belfast, man shot in leg in west Belfast, 11th April, man (23) shot in Toomebridge, Co Antrim, 16th April, youth (17) shot in both feet, west Belfast, 24th April, youth (17) beaten and slashed by same gang and 26th April, man (20) beaten, north Belfast, man (30) beaten and lacerated, Downpatrick.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.