Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 48: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make assistance available to persons representing the victims of violence by an organisation (details supplied) in compensation claims against those who supplied or authorised the sale of arms from Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Government and the British Government are in frequent contact about the ongoing issues which are the legacy of the Troubles, including on follow-up to the report of the Eames Bradley Consultative Group on the Past. A public consultation process on the Eames Bradley recommendations is under way in the North, which will give an opportunity for all sectors of the community there to see if a consensus can be found on how best society can respond to the human cost of the Troubles.

Questions surrounding the provenance of arms and ordnance used in terrorist attacks during the Troubles are the subject of continuing speculation and debate. The claims against Libya, to which the Deputy refers, are the subject of ongoing legal action in the United States and I believe it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the matter at this time.