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Amy Fitzpatrick meeting request

Summary

Deputy O'Callaghan sought the Tánaiste’s intervention in the missing person case of Amy Fitzpatrick and asked him to meet her family. The Tánaiste agreed to try to arrange a meeting and said consular officials and Gardaí have long been in contact with the family and Spanish police.

Amy Fitzpatrick has been missing now for 15 years. Amy disappeared when she was just 15 years old while staying in the Costa del Sol. Her family is heartbroken, as any family would be. They just want to be able to find Amy, bring her home and lay her to rest. New evidence has emerged recently about a location where it is believed Amy's remains are buried. Despite this new evidence, there has not been any search of this location by the Spanish authorities. This requires the Tánaiste's intervention. The family of Amy Fitzpatrick have asked to meet with him. Will he meet with the family?

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Yes, I will. I have asked my private secretary to try to facilitate and schedule such a meeting. In the first instance, consular officials have been in touch with the Fitzpatrick family and are in touch regularly. It is a desperately sad situation. Our consular officials have been in contact with the family on an ongoing basis over the years and the Garda has been in contact with the Spanish police.

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