asked the Minister for External Affairs if he will again request the British Government to permit the remains of Roger Casement to be exhumed and returned to Ireland, having regard to the fact that the remains of British soldiers who were killed during the Rising of 1916 were recently exhumed in Dublin Castle and reburied in consecrated ground.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Casement Remains.
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Mr. Ryan
As the Deputy is aware, it has been a constant objective of successive Governments to try to secure the return of the remains of Roger Casement so that they might be interred in Ireland in accordance with his express wishes. To this end representations have regularly been made to the British Government over the years.
Representations have been renewed quite recently and they will be actively pursued until, as we all sincerely hope, Roger Casement's last wishes are given effect.