Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to ask the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to reopen the investigation into the murder and suspected rape in 1970 of a person (details supplied); the location of the file relating to the murder; and if he will make a statement on allegations made the murder was not fully and comprehensively investigated and that a copy of the Garda file was furnished to a senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy. [46193/09]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to reopen the Garda investigation into the 1970 murder of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if new evidence has emerged in regard to the case; if a review of the original garda investigation is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/09]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on allegations made that senior members of An Garda Síochána interfered with and prevented a full investigation taking place into the murder and suspected rape in 1970 of a person (details supplied); if an investigation officer was stopped from interviewing a suspect named on this file; if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to reopen the investigation in this case and take the steps necessary for a separate independent investigation to be conducted into the manner in which the murder was originally investigated in 1970 and into any alleged obstacles to that investigation which inhibited its completion and prosecution taking place. [46194/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to answer Questions Nos. 42, 51 and 56 together.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation into the death of the person referred to by the Deputies was the subject of an intense review in 2004.

I am further informed that the Commissioner recently appointed the Assistant Commissioner, Northern Region to examine the investigation file, which remains open, and is under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner. Liaison is being maintained with the family of the person referred to.

The Deputies will appreciate that as the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.