Public Inquiries
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-16
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

In an earlier response to Deputy Gino Kenny, the Minister said that the appointment by the then Government of former Judge Haughton was in direct response to votes that were taken in this House and the Upper House. I must contradict that. Those votes explicitly called for a public inquiry into the circumstances that led to the death of Shane O'Farrell and the actions of State agencies thereafter. How close are we to the establishment of a public inquiry, five years after those votes?

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Sitting date: 2023-02-16