A local TD has described the investigation into missing Cavan woman Jean Tighe has totally inadequate.
Tomorrow marks 4 years since Ms Tighe disappeared, aged 38, from Parede, a Portuguese holiday resort. Despite repeated efforts from Irish authorities it took three years before her name was added to a missing persons database in Portugal. Speaking in the Dáil in recent days , Deputy Brendan Smith, who is friends with Jean's family, said the family had sought every possible assistance daily to locate their beloved daughter and sibling since she went missing.
The local deputy told Taoiseach Simon Harris that he has made numerous representations to the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Justice to stress the absolute necessity of ensuring proper and adequate searches are undertaken to locate Jean. He said the Government and our authorities must be robust and demanding in their ongoing contact with the Portuguese authorities to get an update on what has been done and what has not.
The Taoiseach assured Deputy Smith that said he would raise the disappearance of Jean with the Prime Minister of Portugal and that he will now directly seek an update directly himself. Speaking to Northern Sound, the local TD said that more needs to be done in this investigation for the search of the missing Munterconnaght native.
