Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will commission, fund and publish, as a 2016 commemoration project of the 1916 Rising, the compiling of a definitive list of all those who died during the War of Independence and the Civil War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31401/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, I propose to re-establish the All Party Oireachtas Consultation Group which was originally set up last year to offer advice on the scope and content of a 1916 centenary commemoration programme. I will be writing to Party Leaders, shortly, to ask them to nominate spokespersons to the Group. I intend to convene a meeting of the Group early in 2008.

The Group will be invited to reflect on a broad range of commemorative initiatives relevant to the period of the Rising. The project as outlined by the Deputy can be included for consideration when the Group meets.