Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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628. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider, at the request of the family, the inclusion of a case (details supplied) in the investigation by Mr. Justice Fennelly into telephone recordings made by Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I understand the concerns that are involved in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. As he will be aware, the background circumstances are linked to a very tragic event which occurred in 2001 and I am conscious of the impact it has had on the family concerned. The Deputy will appreciate that a major concern of the family has been that no criminal prosecution has been taken in the particular case. This is not an area in which it is open to me to intervene and the position is that the investigation or prosecution of criminal offences are dealt with by the Garda Síochána and the Director Public Prosecutions respectively.

In a response to related Questions on 15 April 2014, Nos. 491 and 492, I indicated that I have asked the Garda authorities to let me have any updated information which may be available with respect to the matters that have been raised in relation to this case. I am currently awaiting the report from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when I receive it. The Deputy will be aware that the terms of reference for the Commission of Investigation being undertaken by Mr Justice Niall Fennelly were recently approved by this House and the Government has no proposals to extend the remit of the Commission.