Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The possibility that homicides were misclassified is of itself worrying and deeply unsettling. No crime is more serious than the taking of a life. The possibility that there are families who are not aware their loved ones may have been the victims of homicide and died in another manner is of the utmost concern. It is potentially scandalous if found to be the case. There has been discussion in the media that it is possible not only that some of these cases were misclassified but that potentially they were not investigated. The answer the Minister provided in a reply to a written parliamentary question I put down last week sets out his belief that each death was fully investigated by An Garda Síochána. Clearly, however, according to media reports there are those who were close to these investigations and who do not appear to believe that to be the case. Is the Minister still confident that An Garda Síochána investigated each of these cases properly and fully? When does he expect the review, which relates to a matter of very serious concern, to be completed and published?

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