Ms Maria Lynskey:

My name is Maria Lynskey. I am the niece of Joe Lynskey. My uncle disappeared in 1972. He was in his late 30s or early 40s; I am not too sure of his age. For 38 years, we have known that he is one of the disappeared. His mother and sisters died and my father died. He has one sister left, who is now 86. I would love to have the opportunity to tell her that her brother is coming home. The past 11 years have been a nightmare for us. We knew other families, who lived close beside us, who had family members disappeared. We knew the anguish they were going through, but we did not realise we would go through it ourselves.

There is not a lot more that I can say. The members already know the story. I am asking for some sort of information so that all the families can get closure on this. I hear politicians saying all victims need to know the truth. Our truth is very easy; all we need is the location. The information can be handed over to the commission. We need know nothing about it and nobody will be prosecuted. What more can we do? That is all I can say.