Terence Flanagan
Ceist:22. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her investigations into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2845/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 27 January 2016
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Freagraí scríofa
As the Deputy is aware, following my meeting with the Stardust Victims Committee last year I appointed an official in my Department to liaise with them in relation to matters about which they have expressed concern.
A researcher associated with the Stardust Victims' Committee submitted material relating to these events to my Department and a meeting was held with them and another researcher associated with the Committee on 23 April last year. The official in my Department who liaises with the Committee undertook to examine this material and, following such an examination, a draft preliminary analysis was prepared in my Department and this draft was issued to the Committee in July of last year. The Committee was invited to examine this draft analysis and provide any commentary it wished to make on it. The Committee's response to this draft analysis was provided by way of a presentation made by researchers associated with the Committee; this presentation was made on 30 September 2015. The views and materials presented at that meeting were examined in my Department and on 30 November last further documentation was issued by my Department to the Committee in this connection.
Further material that the Committee wishes to be considered by my Department was received in recent weeks and this has been the subject of correspondence between the Committee and my Department.