We're here in this institution because Stormont rule has gone. People waking up this morning, apart from the very large number of people who have suffered previously in the course of the conflict, I am sure and feel in their bones we're all better off. For most of this century constitutional issues have divided the people, erected barriers and fuelled violence. But now, with the Good Friday Agreement fully implemented, we can resolve all those differences. For the first time in 80 years all the people of this island have had a chance to express their views and choose a vision for agreement.
Today is a very important step in that entire process.