An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-04
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Brendan Smith (FF), Cavan-Monaghan

There were many despicable crimes on this island during the era known as the Troubles. Seventeen people were abducted, murdered and buried in secret and four of their bodies have yet to be recovered - Robert Nairac, Joseph Lynskey, Seamus Maguire and Columba McVeigh. A search is under way in my constituency, at Bragan Mountain in County Monaghan, hoping to discover the remains of Columba McVeigh. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains has repeatedly appealed to the public that anybody who has a scintilla of information that may be of benefit provide it directly to the commission, the Garda or whatever authorities in the State. I appeal to the Taoiseach to issue an appeal to the public again to support the work of the commission and ask anybody who thinks they may have some information that may be useful to provide it to the authorities.
Columba McVeigh was murdered in 1975, which is a long time ago. We know memories fade and that it gets more difficult every day-----

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Sitting date: 2022-10-04