Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is a terrible answer. In 2015 the Government agreed to take the case of the hooded men back to the European Court of Human Rights. That was the right decision. Last night Channel 4 revealed that papers uncovered by the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry exposed at least four known cases of waterboarding by the British army and RUC. The Tánaiste is aware that waterboarding is an horrific method of torture which terrorises a victim and simulates drowning. The papers also revealed that the then Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, raised one case with the then British Prime Minister, Ted Heath. That is a very serious matter which demands the fullest investigation by the Government. Will the Tánaiste instruct officials in the Department to examine its files to determine if the Department of Justice and Equality has information that could shed more light on those claims? Could she raise the matter urgently with An Taoiseach and ask that he too instructs his Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to do the same? Will the Taoiseach investigate and report back to the Dáil on what steps have been taken to pursue this matter? Will the Taoiseach release the minutes of the meeting between Jack Lynch and Ted Heath on those matters?

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