Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Commencement Matters

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

10:30 am

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The honest answer is that I do not know why the requests that have come from the Government on the back of all-party Dáil motions have not been responded to in a more satisfactory way. There is now an opportunity to address the issue. The British Government is moving ahead with a legacy consultation process in Northern Ireland, dealing with very sensitive and difficult cases. That is a process which, it is to be hoped, can lead to truth and reconciliation for many families, unionist and nationalist. I hope that can create a context whereby we will see a more proactive and helpful response to the requests we are making regarding the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. We will continue to raise this issue and I can assure the Senator that Karen Bradley, my counterpart in Northern Ireland, is very aware of the concern of the Irish Government in respect of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings.

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