I join my fellow colleagues in wishing everyone a very happy Christmas. I thank everyone for their collegiality, co-operation and friendship over the year. I also thank our staff of Leinster House who keep the show rolling all year. Tomorrow marks 50 years since the Dundalk bombing that claimed the lives of Jack Rooney and Hugh Watters. Many more were injured. Half a century later, their families still wait not just for justice but for basic answers. Investigations remain but let us be honest: as the Tánaiste knows, this has led nowhere, no one has been charged and we are no further on. The Denton report has highlighted that investigations were not adequate. Garda files were disorganised, chaotic and incomplete. What will the Government do under the joint legacy framework with the Irish and UK Governments to improve the situation? We rightly call on the Government to release all files and be honest about its role in the perpetuating the Troubles. I want guarantees that this State will do everything to ensure justice for the victims of the Dundalk bombing.

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