Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My questions relate to an issue on which I have corresponded with the Minister of State, namely, the need for an appropriate recognition of the men who fought in Jadotville through the form of medals for bravery, a measure which was suggested by Commandant Quinlan. This is a sad part of our military history in that these people have never been properly recognised for the heroic courage they showed in 1961 in the Congo. In fact, they were stigmatised. While that is beginning to change it is not because of the State but rather because of their families and colleagues.

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