Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fail)

Will the Leader request the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House to update us on the position on the many missing persons in the State? I have raised this matter on several occasions and was prompted to do so again when I heard a new group had been established by the sister of the one of the missing persons. It is known as the Jo Jo Dollard Memorial Trust Fund. She was a young woman from Kilkenny who disappeared a number of years ago and nothing more was heard about her. There have been many other cases and a great deal of hurt, suffering, trauma and uncertainty has resulted. It is important for us to support these family groups.

A debate in the House could lead us to refocus on the issues involved because the public also has a role to play. We should not write off missing persons as statistics. We must revisit these cases and the Minister could help to bring us up to date on them.