Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Apr 1990

Vol. 397 No. 9

Written Answers. - Serious Crime Investigation.

Mervyn Taylor

Question:

54 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Justice if he will make a statement regarding the serious allegations made in the Today Tonight programme of 21 February 1990, that serious crimes may have been committed by certain persons (details supplied) some five years ago and that no adequate investigations or inquiries into these matters were made until about three months ago.

Minister for Justice (Mr. Burke)

It is not the practice for Ministers for Justice to make statements to the House about the progress of specific Garda investigations except in singular instances where the circumstances are so exceptional that such a course is deemed appropriate.

I propose to say only that the Garda authorities have informed me that certain matters referred to in the television programme in question are the subject of an ongoing investigation and that any allegation that adequate investigations or inquiries into these matters did not commence until about three months ago is without foundation.