Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2005
63 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an outside counsel has been appointed to examine the papers in the Grangegorman murder case with a view to determining the way in which a person (details supplied) came to make a confession to these crimes while in Garda custody; if the terms of reference for the review have been finalised; when the process will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16151/05]
View answerI have approached a leading senior counsel to examine the Garda papers on the investigation of the Grangegorman murders of 6-7 March 1997 with a view to examining how Mr. Dean Lyons came to make a confession to a crime he did not commit, the lessons that can be learned from that occurrence in an effort to ensure that anything similar does not happen again in the future and what further steps might be taken.
I am currently in discussion with the senior counsel on the terms of reference for this examination. I expect the discussions to be completed shortly.
