Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do now know if any of our Senators have arrived yet. If it is helpful, we can go into a second round. I just want to see if I can try to draw a few of the threads together. We should take up the invitation, at the appropriate time and under the appropriate circumstances, that Mr. Knupfer made that we visit the site of Bragan Bog. Perhaps there are other appropriate visits we could do. For example, Robert Nairac was murdered in my county, and I do not see why we should not visit a known location where there may have been evidence, if that makes sense.

Perhaps we could also agree that we will write to the Department. I think Ordnance Survey Ireland - I can confirm that later on - has the LiDAR aeroplane. Perhaps we could see whether it would be able to do a survey, provided that it makes sense to Mr. Knupfer and his technical people. If that makes sense, we should do that.

It may be appropriate that we table a motion in the Dáil, having listened to the witnesses' evidence today. The clerk will look at the process but I suggest that we propose that perhaps the leaders of the parties will make statements on the matter. It might be helpful to get the Taoiseach, the leaders of Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and Independents in to articulate the true purpose of the commission's search to recover these bodies and to give closure to the families. Would that be acceptable to people? I do not know if anybody else wishes to address the meeting now.