Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister's concern. I recommend that he visit the site. The former Taoiseach visited it. It was not a big publicity stunt as he made a private visit. If the Minister wishes to visit the site, he should let me know in his own time and I will show it to him. It is important that he visit just to get a sense of the whole place and what is there. It is important that we move along with the legislation as quickly as possible because we need to satisfy the needs of the survivors and those families who have relations buried at the site. It is important that we try to bring closure to this. It is a very sensitive matter. It can be emotional for people so I ask the Minister to treat it with the sensitivity it deserves and to take everybody's viewpoint into account. The previous Minister, Dr. Zappone, did this. I trust that the current Minister will continue in the same manner.

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