Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is there a timeframe for the new talks, if we want to call them that? I referred to the need to ensure that families of victims and surviving victims are updated and that constant contact is made with them on behalf of the State. The Minister referred to the ongoing contact that his Department has with representatives of the families of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. I am strongly of the opinion that there may be families out there that are not represented by any advocacy group. If the Department or some statutory agency could ensure that such families are updated as much as is possible and that they at least be let know what efforts are being made at State level to try and make some progress at getting truth in the many atrocities that have been carried out.