Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 May 2012
160 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will give permission to the family of a person (details supplied) to erect a plaque in Arbour Hill, Dublin, in his memory and to note that the family intend to pay all costs relating to the plaque. [24546/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has previously dealt with representations made on behalf of the family in question regarding a proposal that a plaque be erected in honour of their relative who was executed in 1798. The response that issued at the time indicated that despite extensive research undertaken by my Department in an effort to establish the exact location of the execution, this could not be determined conclusively. Whilst the Church at Arbour Hill is owned by my Department, other surrounding properties, including the adjoining cemetery, are not my Department's property. As there is no certainty that the execution took place on what is now Department of Defence property, my Department is not in a position to approve the erection of such a plaque.
