Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

The Government gave an initial extension until 31 January and one of the reasons given was that the Garda Commissioner was asked to invoke certain procedures available to him to obtain for the commission disclosure of documentation relevant to the investigation that was not available at the time. Does the Taoiseach know what progress was made in this regard? Another reason for the extension was to allow the commission to meet certain personnel and see certain documents on the British side. Does the Taoiseach know what progress was made in this regard?

Previously in the Dáil the Taoiseach was asked questions on whether the European Court of Human Rights should be approached in light of the British authorities dragging their feet, to put it mildly, in giving information to help these investigations. Has the Taoiseach advanced that idea any further?

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