Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the lack of cooperation from the British Authorities on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. [7138/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In answering the Deputy's Question I would say at the outset that I do not think any of us can forget the horrific events perpetrated in Dublin and Monaghan in May 1974 or, indeed, the pain that is still being felt as a result. The survivors and the families of those killed and injured have borne the grief of those tragic events and the memory of their loved ones lives on with them.

As the House is aware, the late Judge Henry Barron carried out a detailed and painstaking inquiry into those awful events of May 1974 and, indeed, other tragic atrocities that took place between 1972 and 1976 in which so many innocent people lost their lives.

As the Deputy will recall this House and Seanad Éireann have previously and unanimously urged the British Government to allow access to documents relevant to these events. I know that many Deputies in this House have raised this issue directly with our counterparts at Westminster and that they will continue to do so. For its part, since this Government took office, the Taoiseach has raised the issue with the British Prime Minister and the Tánaiste has also raised the matter with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.