Dominic Hannigan (Labour)

I appreciate the Minister of State's response, including his offering of condolences. I think he said at the end that an apology will be made for the mistakes that were made in this case. That would go a long way. I would like to clarify one aspect of the response. I agree totally that evidence needs to be retained when a murder investigation is under way. In this instance, however, the murder investigation has been completed. That is why the victim's clothing has been returned. There is no investigation any more. The issue boils down to where the hell the watch has gone. That is what we want an apology for. I appreciate what the Minister of State has said and I was glad to hear it. Could he bring back to his office a request for the Garda Commissioner to be contacted and asked to make an apology on behalf of the force? An apology to the widow in this case would go a huge way towards resolving this issue for everybody. I thank the Minister of State for his time.