Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

It would be a cause of some surprise that since those meetings in May there has been no follow-up or pursuit of the issue of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. When the Taoiseach was questioned in the House on that occasion he said he remained committed to doing something on the issue. Clearly it has not been raised since then with the British Government. Given that members of the Government are currently talking about atrocities over the years of the Northern Troubles and all the violence on the island of Ireland, surely this is an issue that should be of equal concern to the Government and Ministers. I agree that people should be open and honest about what they did during the years of violence, but I respectfully suggest the Government cannot have it both ways. Is it not time to stop equivocating on the issue and to meet the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, and tell him that covering up files concerning the worst atrocities of the Troubles - it must be remembered that the Dublin and Monaghan bombings were the worst of all of them even though there were some terrible atrocities all around - goes directly against the spirit of the peace process? I ask the Taoiseach to put that to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, in terms of the impact of this on the victims and also in terms of confidence within the broader peace process.

Do I take it from the Taoiseach's reply that he has had no discussion since May with the British Prime Minister on the eurozone crisis?

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