Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I want to add my voice to the appeal on behalf of the Stardust families for the Taoiseach to ensure that legal changes are made so we have transparent jury selection and that it is independent of the gardaí who are a party to the case. The jurors should be remunerated for the period during the inquest because it could go on for months. For the Taoiseach not to do so at this stage would be to add to the trauma and abuse the families have suffered. The only reason we have an inquest is because these families have never given up in their quest for truth and justice about the deaths of their loved ones. I was talking to Antoinette Keegan over the weekend. I saw her speak yesterday. This is what she said. She said to do this to them after all they fought for over the past 41 years is unacceptable. The Taoiseach needs to rectify this and ensure the inquest can deliver the truth and justice these families have long deserved.

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