Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Taoiseach to appoint a new senior counsel to investigate the Stardust tragedy in Artane as there is a conflict of interest in the current appointment. Some of the families of the victims have contacted me. They are very unhappy and angry with the Government that a junior counsel on the Garda legal team in 1981 was selected to head up a new inquiry into the Stardust tragedy. The families of the victims are now withdrawing all co-operation with the inquiry and seek the urgent appointment of a new independent senior counsel who has no connection with the original inquiry.

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