Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Oireachtas committee was unanimous in seeking the release of these files. The investment that has gone into this matter and the significant work that has been undertaken make the release of these files all the more important and imperative. The failure to release them is, crucially, undermining the work that has gone into this issue to date. We all recognise the extraordinary transformative impact that, for example, the management of the Bloody Sunday investigation had on relations on the island and particularly in Derry. A similar move in the right direction to release these files would have a similar impact on public opinion and attitudes generally on this outstanding issue.

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