Stardust inquest request
Deputy Seán Crowe asks whether new evidence from a public campaign should lead to a fresh inquest into the Stardust fire. The Minister says the Attorney General is awaiting formal notice under the Coroners Act and will consider the matter and report to Government.
The time is up but I will not deprive Deputies Crowe or Fitzpatrick. I know Deputy Crowe's question will be brief.
Comment on this
As the Taoiseach heard earlier on, a large crowd gathered outside the Attorney General's office where 48,000 postcards were handed in. They are looking for a new inquest into the Stardust fire. They believe the families have new evidence. If that evidence appears, will the Government move swiftly on that?
It was a night that changed those families forever but it was also a night that changed the lives of Dubliners of my generation. We were never the same. Innocents and innocence were lost that night. If new evidence emerges, will the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, move swiftly bearing in mind that it is a long time for these families to be waiting for justice?
Comment on this
The Taoiseach has outlined that the Attorney General is awaiting the formal notice under section 24 of the Coroners Act. On receipt of that notice, the Attorney General will give the matter due consideration and report to the Government on the outcome of that.