Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I thank the Taoiseach for that information. I remind him that on 10 July an all-party motion was passed by the House on the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings which stated that the Dáil:

urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to allow access by an independent, international judicial figure to all original documents held by the British Government relating to the atrocities that occurred in this jurisdiction and which were inquired into by Judge Barron, for the purposes of assessing said documents with the aim of assisting in the resolution of these crimes;

and

directs the Clerk of the Dáil to communicate the text of this Resolution, together with copies of the aforementioned reports, to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with a request that the matter be considered by the House of Commons.

Does the Taoiseach know whether this was done? Did he get any response from the British Government? If so has he followed up any further with it? Does the Taoiseach, on behalf of the Government, have any plans to allow an independent person to access the original documents held by the British Government?

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