7 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government have made any representations to the British authorities regarding the decision of the British Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute three undercover British soldiers who shot dead three men during an attempted robbery in west Belfast in January 1990, in view of (1) the widespread public concern which has been expressed about the circumstances of the shooting, and (2) the possible implications of the incident for public confidence in the security forces in Northern Ireland; if he has raised with the British authorities the circumstances of the shooting of two unarmed men by British soldiers in Cullyhanna on 30 December 1990; the response, if any, received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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7 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government have made any representations to the British authorities regarding the decision of the British Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute three undercover British soldiers who shot dead three men during an attempted robbery in west Belfast in January 1990, in view of (1) the widespread public concern which has been expressed about the circumstances of the shooting, and (2) the possible implications of the incident for public confidence in the security forces in Northern Ireland; if he has raised with the British authorities the circumstances of the shooting of two unarmed men by British soldiers in Cullyhanna on 30 December 1990; the response, if any, received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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