Jim O'Keeffe
Question:31 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the claim for compensation from the German Government by the family of the former master and owner of the MV Loch Ryan bombed by three aircraft of the German airforce on 16 August 1940 (details supplied); if this is the last remaining Irish claim against the German Government arising from damage caused during the Second World War; and if he will provide all the necessary assistance to ensure that this claim is finalised without further delay. [25467/99]