asked the Minister for Defence if he will state (a) number and names of detainees injured at the Curragh on Tuesday, 2nd December, (b) the nature and extent of their injuries, and (c) when their next-of-kin were notified.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Injured at Curragh Camp.
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Five detainees received minor injuries caused by tear gas grenades. Their names are Brian Boylan, Patrick O'Sullivan, James Columb, Liam Fagan and Patrick McGuirl. They were advised to notify their next-of-kin, this being the normal practice in the case of detainees who are not seriously ill.
Would the Minister state when the next-of-kin were notified that these five men were injured?
I understand that four of the detainees concerned notified their next-of-kin.
Could the Minister tell me whether it is a fact that the next-of-kin, or the relations of internees, made several attempts to find out whether or not their relatives in the Curragh were injured and that they were refused pointblank any information on that?
As I said, the detainees who were injured were advised to notify their next-of-kin, and I understand that four of them did so.
Question No. 82.
SIr, May I raise a question——
The Deputy has asked three supplementary questions.
I would just like to ask the Minister——
Question No. 82.
That is the most unreasonable ruling I have heard for a long time.
Question No. 82. The Deputy has asked three supplementary questions already.
There were two different reports about these people in the papers. The first said that two internees were injured and then five internees were injured. Can we not get the truth?
Question No. 82.