Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an investigation is being carried out in respect of the Belturbet bomb on the 28 December 1972; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The bombing in Belturbet on 28 December 1972 was a savage atrocity which claimed the lives of two young and innocent people, Geraldine O'Reilly and Patrick Stanley, and grievously bereaved their families. In the immediate aftermath of this appalling act, the Garda Síochána launched an investigation into the incident. Unfortunately, however, it did not prove possible to make any person amenable for the murders of the two teenage victims. Nevertheless, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation file on the matter remains open, and any further lines of inquiry arising in consequence of new information from any quarter will be actively pursued by the Garda Síochána.