Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised)
4:40 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I want to move to section H regarding the peace process. Last year, during the Estimates meeting, we spoke quite a bit about the legacy of the past and victims' meetings. I would like to know the Taoiseach's plan for 2014 because it is referred to as part of his work programme. I refer to the families of the disappeared and the 16 victims of republican paramilitary violence up to 2003. I understand the Taoiseach met some of the families last summer. There was a major documentary in 2013 and I think the Taoiseach made a speech following that asking Deputy Adams and Sinn Féin members to come forward with any information they might have to help. Does the Taoiseach have plans to continue his work under this peace heading in regard to the legacy issue of the families of the disappeared?
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