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Dáil
‹ Order of Business

Legal rights of missing persons’ families

Summary

Brendan Griffin asks whether the Government will implement the Law Reform Commission’s recommendations on missing persons, including access to finances and wills. The Taoiseach says the report will be considered and decisions published.

The Taoiseach may be aware of the 19 recommendations that the Law Reform Commission has made regarding people who are missing and the provision of legal clarity to the families affected. Will the recommendations be considered by the Government in the context of forthcoming legislation? The implementation of the recommendations would give clarity to the families of the missing. It could allow them to move on with their lives, gain access to the finances of the missing and allow for clarification on wills and other legal matters.

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

I am aware that the report was published this morning and that it contains the recommendations to which the Deputy refers. The matter will be considered by the Government in due course. We will publish our decisions following consideration of the report.

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