Seanad debates

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

10:30 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister pointed out, the service has continuously advised people to go accident and emergency departments, which is probably the worst place a person on the organ donor waiting list should go, because he or she could contract an infection.

I also support my colleagues in calling for a debate on the Ballymurphy massacre. While the murder of Fr. Mullan was atrocious, the murder of Joan Connolly can only be described as horrific. Having been shot in the head and in face, she said, "It's all right, son," and while walking around wounded and disorientated, was shot again three times. It deserves a debate in this House, although obviously not before the summer recess. The Taoiseach and successive Taoisigh have met British Prime Ministers, yet the system there will not release the files in regard to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the biggest mass murder in the history of the State, the murders in Ballymurphy and the Pat Finucane case, which is in breach of an international agreement. They said they would set up an inquiry and yet they have failed to do so.

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