Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains

Photo of Frances BlackFrances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am jumping between what is happening in the Seanad and what is happening here.

I commend all the delegates on their phenomenal work. As many members have said today, we were at WAVE last week. It was extremely moving to meet everyone, particularly Mr. Oliver McVeigh. I cannot even imagine what it must be like for family members not to know the location of someone they have lost. My experience was extremely moving and very upsetting. I do not have any questions for the delegates. More than anything else, I would love it if people came forward with information. Coming forward is definitely the right thing. Any small bit of information could be vital in locating the three people who are still missing after all these years. I encourage anyone who has even the tiniest bit of information to come forward.

I commend WAVE on the phenomenal work it is doing. Ms Sandra Peake, its CEO, has amazing energy. I can only imagine the daily trauma associated with working with the families and dealing with it all. It is heartbreaking.

I thank the delegates for their presentations today and the work they are doing. Please God, the families will get information on their loved ones and find them.

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