Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The discussions which took place recently in the Haass talks centred in part around issues of the past, and a great deal of progress was made there. I met with members of the families last year. I also spoke directly to Deputy Adams in respect of his contacts in the former Provisional IRA about knowledge or information on who abducted the persons involved, who might have been responsible for their deaths and where their remains were left or buried as the case may be. In his conversation with me, Deputy Adams made it clear that it would be very difficult after all these years to pinpoint accurately, from the sources known to him, where the remaining seven remains might be. He suggested from the knowledge he gave to me that the remains of the seven disappeared were in County Meath or County Monaghan. On the occasions on which I have the opportunity to visit either county, I continue to say that there may well be people out there with information about the remains of somebody left on their lands or whatever. While it was a long time ago, closure has not been brought to the families in these cases. While the organisation dealing with this has done a great deal of work, there are families out there who have not had closure. For my part, I will continue to do whatever I can do to bring about that information and that these remains can be recovered.