Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have raised privately and publicly with the ambassador the fact that in the past nine years the Dáil has unanimously passed three motions on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, in June 2008, in 2011 and in 2016. Wednesday, 17 May marks the 43rd anniversary of the bombings.

The motions urge that the British Government would allow access by an independent international judicial figure to all original documents held by the British Government and, again, this was to happen. The last time I talked to the ambassador, he said he did not want to meet with the families unless there was something significant to announce. Is there any consideration by the British Government in regard to progressing this issue and assisting the 34 families seeking justice? While it is outside the scope of the meeting, I think it would be remiss of us if we did not raise the issue with the ambassador. As he knows, it is an issue of huge concern among all parties and groups in the Oireachtas.