Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He was shot dead by a member of the British army, deliberately. The British Government carried out a so-called investigation into this crime and came up with no conclusive conclusion. The Irish Government commissioned an independent investigation under Assistant Commissioner Crowley into this murder and the conclusions of that report have not been published. This has been highlighted by various members of my party, including most recently by Senator Gallagher, who is a representative from the constituency where some members of the McAnespie family live in County Monaghan. This call has fallen on deaf ears.

Like Senator Gavan, I am not being political. The party I belong to got the investigation carried out. The Taoiseach of the time was Charles J. Haughey, who insisted on this investigation. However, successive Governments have refused to publish the findings of the report. I do not know why or what reason there could be for not publishing it. I appeal to the Leader to use his good offices to ask An Taoiseach to make every effort to get agreement from the Government to have this investigation, carried out by Assistant Commissioner Crowley, published without any further delay. In attendance at the audiovisual room were members of the McAnespie family, including Aidan McAnespie's elderly father. The least he is entitled to before he passes on to his eternal reward is the conclusions of that report, which was carried out by our Government and our authorities.