John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister of State will have heard umpteen times in the Dáil from many other Members - I have an interest in this case - about the death of Shane O’Farrell. It is a significant issue and it runs across a number of Departments including the DPP, and so on. A scoping exercise is being undertaken. I raise it as often as I can with the Taoiseach because this is now the tenth year since the murder of that young man on the roadside. It is two years and almost six months since the scoping exercise commenced. The family is deeply upset that the scoping exercise has not concluded and the work of the inquiry, or whatever may be suggested, is more limited than it had expected. Is there anything that can be done through the Taoiseach’s office to speed up that process and ensure we have a wide-ranging investigation into all aspects leading up to this young man’s death and thereafter. I refer to the failure of the courts, for example, the failure of the DPP’s office and the failure of the Garda in particular, in this regard. There are many other questions Lucia O’Farrell, her husband and family have. Does the Minister of State think that, in the interest of fairness, it could be dealt with quickly? Can you bring that to the Department’s attention?