Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
1146. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the Joyce and Doherty killings in South Lebanon in May 1981; on foot of this correspondence the action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe correspondence received relates to the tragic killing of Private Doherty and the disappearance of Private Joyce in April 1981 while serving with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon. My Department has received previous correspondence from the person in question and the most recent correspondence is being dealt with in conjunction with the previous correspondence. A response will issue shortly to the person in question following a detailed examination of the most recent material received.
