Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Future Direction of An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner

9:00 am

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will close on this. In this particular instance, information held long past has not been forthcoming. This has been repeated time after time by those entrusted with the exercise of investigation and enquiry. That failure to co-operate on the part of the British Government and all of its agencies, including the Royal Ulster Constabulary in its time, in respect of proffering and presenting whatever information could be shared about those events on that day back in May 1974 is a significant issue. I appreciate the reply from the Commissioner and I look forward to hearing from him in due course on this topic. I welcome his willingness to meet the Justice for the Forgotten group. I have no doubt the organisation will initiate a process to set such an opportunity in place. I thank the Commissioner for that. I have two final points. The Commissioner mentioned priorities and communications to Senator Black. He has undertaken today to come back to the committee on a number of matters.

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