Mr. Mickey Brady:

I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I also thank them for their work. Seamus Ruddy was a good friend and neighbour of mine. I grew up with him. Just before he went to Paris, I spoke to him briefly by telephone. He went to Paris because, although he had been accepted to a course in Trinity College, he could not get a grant. We were trying to get something sorted out. Unfortunately, he ended up in France and we know what happened.

I am aware of what the Ruddy family went through. Before she died, Mrs. Ruddy, God rest her soul, had his name put on a headstone in the hope that his body would be recovered. Thankfully, it was. I am aware of the hurt, not just of the Ruddy family, but of our community in Ballybot, which is one of the oldest parts of Newry and is very historical. We grew up together, played football together, went to the old carnivals together and had some good times together.

I reiterate everything that has been said and ask those who have any information on the three remaining bodies to come forward. Knowing what the Ruddy family went through, no other family needs to go through that.

The commission has received information and discovered and recovered bodies for other families, which was important for them. I thank it for the work it has done.