Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I had a number of questions about the disciplinary processes, but, to be fair, as they have been exhausted by Deputy Clare Daly, I will not go into them. I will take us back to an earlier point raised by the Commissioner and also to his most recent appearance before the committee. It is welcome that he has met the Justice for the Forgotten group. He will remember that I raised the issue of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in his most recent appearance before the committee. One of the ongoing demands of the families of the victims and survivors is that the Garda receive all of the information it has requested from the PSNI. I was told at the time that had I furnished it in the form of a question before the last meeting, the Commissioner could have updated us. Given the passage of time and the Commissioner's meeting with the families, is there any update on the PSNI furnishing An Garda Síochána with all of the relevant information requested on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings?

The Commissioner will remember that an issue arose in his most recent appearance before the committee about the outstanding request received from the solicitors acting for the family of Mr. Denis Donaldson for his journal, which the Garda had stated was of no evidential significance. I remind the Commissioner of what he said to me at that meeting:

I recently received correspondence to the same effect and it is being dealt with. I will report to the committee when a conclusion is reached. The specific point the Senator raises has been raised in the correspondence from the family's solicitor. It is a live issue and we will have a response quickly.

My understanding from correspondence received from the families is that neither they nor their solicitors have received an update on the journal. If there is an update, will the Commissioner furnish us with it?