COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 20, 2016

QUESTION NO.21

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the suspensory motion passed in January (see below) requesting an Taoiseach to release any or all records relating to 1916 through to the Civil War

 

Suspensory Motion

“As we approach a period of commemoration and reflection with the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and Civil War, there will be a huge interest in this major period in the history of our country. It is of paramount importance that any remaining records of this p considers releasing any records related to this period of our state”)eriod are made available for historical record purposes and also to assist families/individuals trying to find information about their ancestry, in some cases tragic circumstances, during this period.

As a significant number of records of this period have been destroyed or lost it is vital that we ensure that any remaining records are preserved and released to the public. This motion asks that the CEO u78public domain. Furthermore that the Taoiseach asks that the British Government also

REPLY:

Following the passing of the Suspensory Motion at the January Council Meeting a letter issued to the Taoiseach.  A letter was received from the Office of the Taoiseach on 29th January informing us they had forwarded our letter to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.  We have received a reply from Ms. Heather Humphreys Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the 7th June 2016.  This letter has been saved in the correspondence section of the Agenda at Co.2 for the Members information.