Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support a matter (details supplied). [42629/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is in ongoing contact with a number of victims' groups, including many of those who lost loved ones in the incidents to which the Deputy refers. In addition, I have personally met with a number of victims' groups. It is essential that, as we seek to move to a better future for all the people of this island, we do not leave behind those who have suffered most from the conflict in the past.

This obligation informs the Government's contacts with the British Government where we consistently raise issues which are the legacy of the Troubles, at political level as well as in ongoing official contacts. The broader question of how to respond to the difficult outstanding issues from the Troubles, such as how best to meet the needs of all victims and survivors, was examined in detail by the Eames-Bradley Consultative Group on the Past, which reported to the British Government earlier this year. The Government is working closely with its British counterpart to consider how the recommendations of the Consultative Group on the Past might be taken forward.