Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)

As the Minister is aware, the week before last there was an "RTÉ Investigates" programme on the death of Liam Farrell, a man in Roosky, County Leitrim who was found dead on his back door in January 2020. The situation the programme exposed was a very lacklustre investigation by An Garda Síochána. Anyone who saw it - I am sure the Minister did and I know he is aware of the case - was shocked as to what had transpired. The family, Liam Farrell's son and his wife, are here today and they are looking to have a meeting with the Minister in respect of this. They are looking for a proper investigation into what happened. The investigation the Garda carried out was completely inadequate. Liam Farrell did not get a proper post mortem. There was no forensic post mortem. The scene of the crime was not sealed off properly; it was compromised. The man's body was covered in blood and there was bruising all over the body. It was a scene where everyone who was there, including the family and other people who were there, recognised he was the victim of an assault and yet there was no proper investigation carried out into it. Will the Minister meet the family and ensure there is a proper investigation into this situation?

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