Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - Posthumous Clearance of Charges .
- Giuseppe Conlon posthumous clearance 2 speeches
Blaney asks whether the Government will approach Britain about clearing Giuseppe Conlon’s name. Lenihan says it is monitoring developments and may raise the matter if a significant new element emerges.
Neil T.C. Blaney, Brian Lenihan Snr.
- Father Fell’s tuberculosis 5 speeches
Blaney asks the Minister to follow up Father Fell’s recent contraction of tuberculosis. Lenihan assures him he is pursuing the case on humanitarian grounds.
Neil T.C. Blaney, Brian Lenihan Snr.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the efforts by Cardinal Ó Fiaich of Armagh and Cardinal Hume of Westminister to have the late Giuseppe Conlon cleared as innocent of the charges brought against him by the British police; and whether he is prepared to take up the matter with the British Government.
Comment on this
: The Government are fully aware of and appreciate the concern surrounding this case and they have a keen interest in developments relating to it. We are keeping in touch with the situation and if any significant new element were to arise consideration would be given to raising the matter with the British authorities.
Comment on this
: Has the attention of the Minister been drawn also to the recent contraction of TB by Father Fell? Will he follow that up before it has the dire consequences that I referred to in this question?