I will ask the Taoiseach about the Stardust inquests. It is 41 years since 48 young people never came home from a night out at the Stardust. In addition, 214 people were seriously injured that night. The fire had a devastating impact on the families and surrounding communities in Artane, Coolock, Kilmore and surrounding areas. The State response to the fire, and the total failure to uncover the truth about how it started, has had a major impact on the families and survivors. It is very important the remaining obstacles to the commencement of the inquests are dealt with urgently. It is essential a paid jury is at the inquests. Will the Government act now to ensure there is a paid jury at the inquests?

To be fair, the Government has responded to issues that have arisen, which have not been created by it. For example, the Government responded to the free legal aid issue and amended legislation to facilitate that in respect of the coroner's inquests. As the Deputy knows, there was a tribunal of inquiry some time ago, which clearly did not, for understandable reasons, meet the concerns of the families or give closure in any respect. It led to findings that caused a lot of upset. There have been subsequent reviews of that. The latest development is that legal representatives are saying that jurors are needed at the inquests. There has been some correspondence between the Minister for Justice and the coroner regarding that. I met with the families yesterday. There are issues around the Juries Act and the Coroners Act not facilitating a lengthy attendance for something that will take jurors four to six months. That is being examined.