beattie said the people of northern ireland have suffered greatly in the absence of the assembly .ppened. >> i think we could have got to where today with a where we are today with a sitting and i've made sitting assembly and i've made that absolutely clear. but that point absolutely clear. but today about looking forward, today is about looking forward, looking forward to an executive of. we will start to deliver and to make northern ireland work for all of its people . for all of its people. >> and the voters say it has taken far too long to reach this point. >> i think it's about time. i think that's what probably most people would say. um, it's been such a you know, a gap and a and a lull in not having any degree of government whatsoever. and it's been very detrimental to everyone involved. >> i think it's a good thing that they're all back. going back , because at the end of the back, because at the end of the day , they're getting paid for day, they're getting paid for doing nothing . doing nothing. >> not only are they just got back, we've just been told they're getting thei