John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue a comprehensive response to each of the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in correspondence to him dated 22 October 2012; if he will make the full file on this case available for examination; if he will appoint a senior official to engage directly with the person with a view to bringing closure to the matter. [28469/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has indicated on numerous occasions to the person concerned that this case, which relates to events more than 30 years ago, has been fully dealt with in Court. My Department has provided all releasable personal information to the person concerned under various FOI and Data Protection requests. I should also explain that my Department provided a detailed brief to the Public Accounts Committee on this matter in 2012 in response to a petition from the person concerned.

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and a senior official in his Department will meet persons (details supplied) in County Donegal in an effort to resolve the issues raised by the persons; his views on each of the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28470/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The issue referred to has been the subject of considerable correspondence with my Department and with the Chief State Solicitors Office in the last number of years.

The Chief State Solicitor recently advised that all correspondence with the persons concerned should issue from her Office. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for a meeting to be arranged at this time.

However, I understand that the CSSO issued significant correspondence to the persons concerned yesterday which inter alia indicated potential steps for moving this matter forward.