Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Renua Ireland)
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150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update regarding investigations by her Department into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35259/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Following my meeting with the Stardust Victims Committee last year I appointed an official in my Department to liaise with them in relation to matters about which they have expressed concern.

A researcher associated with the Committee submitted material relating to these events to my Department and a meeting was held with that researcher, and another person associated with the Committee, on 23 April this year. Following an examination of the material presented, a draft preliminary analysis was prepared in my Department and this draft was issued to the Committee in July of this year. The Committee were invited to examine this draft analysis and provide any commentary they wished to make on it. The Committee's response to this draft analysis was provided by way of a presentation made by researchers associated with the Committee; this presentation was made on 30 September 2015. Further additional material was provided to my Department at that presentation and these materials are currently being examined in my Department.