Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The Office of the Attorney General operates independently in its interactions with various parties. I do not get involved in every case. We are very anxious to see that the original Government decision on the inquest will be followed through and facilitated and that the families of the victims will be given every co-operation that we can. I will pursue that and see what we can do on the issue. Invariably, legal issues of this kind are not as simple as presented. I know that from long experience. Fundamentally, we do not want to have barriers or obstacles in the way of pursuing the truth on this or facilitating families in getting access to information and justice in respect of this case in particular.
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