Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to have the results of efforts to establish the identify of the body of an unidentified female, washed ashore at Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, on 12 December 1995, which was recently exhumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8984/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Following a complete review, conducted by An Garda Síochána, of all aspects of the burial of the remains of an unidentified woman in County Wexford in 1995, and at their request, I authorised the exhumation of the remains. The exhumation took place on 28 November, 2007 and a post-mortem examination was conducted by the State Pathologist.

I am informed that samples of bone were forwarded to the Forensic Science Service in Birmingham, for DNA analysis and comparison on 29 November, 2007. Following this work the body remains unidentified. Details of the DNA profile have been requested for provision to the Forensic Science Laboratory for comparison with existing and future DNA profiles obtained of missing persons or their relatives.