Vol. 511 No. 3
68 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigations, if any, held into the discovery of a câche of ammunition including a box marked with Garda insignia on a beach in County Clare in October 1999; if it has been established that this was Garda ammunition; and if it has been determined how the ammunition came to be there. [24306/99]
As the House will be aware, it is not the practice for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to make statements to the House about the progress of individual Garda investigations except in singular instances where the circumstances of an investigation are so exceptional that such a course of action is deemed to be warranted.
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that an investigation by a chief superintendent in this matter is continuing and, as I hope the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage.
