Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2023
453. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a case regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be finalised as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, a detailed application for posthumous Presidential pardons for Mr. Sylvester Poff and Mr. James Barrett was submitted by the Castleisland District Heritage Inc, the Michael O’Donohue Memorial Project in December 2021.
The application has completed an internal review within the Department, and I have approved a proposal to engage an independent expert in trial law to further examine and review the case of Mr. Poff and Mr. Barrett. The Department has been in touch with the applicants to provide this update.
Following completion of this independent expert review of the case, I will consider the report and decide how to proceed.
