Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I hope to be significantly brief. I welcome the Minister. I do not want to pre-empt the supplementary questions that the Chairman may ask.

The Minister has touched on the issue of the Crowley report. Obviously, he is aware of the calls to publish the report by people in this House, by the McAnespie family, and by very eminent and respected figures in the GAA. I ask him to update us on the current status of the report. I am sure he will agree and concede that the delay, despite all of the complexities to which he alluded, has caused further trauma for the McAnespie family. What measures, if any, is he exploring to overcome the complexities in order to ensure that the McAnespie family and their legal representatives have access to the findings of the Crowley report? I know, because we have spoken about the matter previously, that the Minister is personally committed to doing all that he can to assist the McAnespie family. Does he agree that it is both untenable and unjust for the State, which appointed then Deputy Garda Commissioner Crowley to carry out an inquiry, to deny access to and publication of the report? I ask the Minister to update the committee on the current status of the report and answer my two questions.