Public Inquiries
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-11
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Catherine Murphy (SD), Kildare North

I am sure the Minister has received the civil society petition that was prepared by four leading human rights organisations, namely, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, the Pat Finucane Centre and Fair Trials. It was delivered to the Minister in September. Has she had the opportunity to go through that? It is a well-argued petition on why an inquiry is necessary. What happened to these five individuals changed their lives irrevocably. There has never been a public inquiry into what happened. I do not know if the Minister watched a television series on RTÉ this year. The programme on the train robbery was compelling and brought the case back to the fore, in particular the appalling treatment meted out to those prosecuted, including evidence that was perjured. Has the Minister completely dismissed the prospect of an inquiry?

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