Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
425. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to commemorate the counter revolutionary period of 1921 to 1923 and to recognise the atrocities carried out by Free State forces and to issue an apology to families affected. [20673/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs we navigate through the most challenging and sensitive phase of the Decade of Centenaries, which includes the period from 1921 to 1923, the Government's approach to commemorations will continue to be advised by the guidance of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations; and in consultation with the All Party Consultation Group on Commemorations, which I will reconvene shortly.
One of the cornerstones of the State's commemorative programme for the coming years will be to continue to further reconciliation on the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Britain.
I am committed to ensuring that the State's approach to the remembrance of this very complex period in our history and all of those who lost their lives during those years, will be based on the respectful, sensitive, measured and authentic ethos that has become the hallmark of the Decade of Centenaries programme.
