Dublin-Monaghan Bombings.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006

Wednesday, 27 September 2006

Questions (177)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

226 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach if he will confirm that a meeting took place in September 1974 between the then British Prime Minister, the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Irish Ministers during which the Northern Ireland Secretary of State informed the Irish Ministers that he had signed internment orders for the people he believed to be responsible for the Dublin bombing; the persons who attended the meeting; the meeting’s agenda; the actions which were taken on foot of the meeting; and if a follow-up meeting took place. [29294/06]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

Judge Henry Barron dealt with these issues comprehensively in the Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings. The issues in question were the subject of careful scrutiny and detailed investigation by the Commission.

Judge Barron's Report quotes directly from the minutes of the meeting in September 1974 and of a further meeting in November 1974. (Full details of Judge Barron's work on this matter can be obtained on pages 129 and 130 of the Interim Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights.)