Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012
475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter that has been brought to his attention on a number of occasions (details supplied); if he will meet with the family concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43004/12]
View answerI am aware of the concerns of the family of the person referred to by the Deputy, which have been the subject of correspondence with a number of my predecessors as Minister for Justice and Equality and with myself.
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the circumstances of the person's death were the subject of a full investigation by An Garda Síochána and then in public at an inquest, at which the family was legally represented. As Minister I do not act as an appeal against the outcome of an inquest and in the absence of any new information of relevance to the cause of the person in question's death, I do not believe it would be appropriate to establish a new inquiry. While I have every sympathy for the family concerned, in these circumstances I do not think there would be a benefit in our meeting.
