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344 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has examined the Department's file on the Brendan Smyth extradition case; if his attention has been drawn to the sense of neglect and injustice felt by the abused family in that case; and his views on the case and the need for compensation for the family. [14815/99]
I refer the Deputy to the reply of the then Minister for Justice to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 11 May 1995 and in particular to the statement that there is no scheme operated by the Department to which a claim for compensation would be appropriate.
I might add that I have been informed by the Attorney General that the legal proceedings referred to in that reply were the subject of a decision by the High Court on 11 April 1997 – see W v. Ireland (No 2) [1997] 21.R.141. An appeal by the plaintiff against this judgment was lodged on 27 May 1997 but was struck out, at the behest of the plaintiff, on 28 April 1998.
