Relatives of 17 people abducted and murdered by the IRA and INLA have called for the Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains to be revamped.
Speaking after they met Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern in Dundalk yesterday, the relatives said the commission which is jointly chaired by former tánaiste John Wilson and Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, "is reactive not proactive".
Last night the commission said it had done everything it could in the legislative role it was given. A spokesman said the commission was not opposed to a review but cautioned that changes would not necessarily yield better results.
The commission was established in 1999 and, on foot of information from the IRA relating to nine so-called "disappeared", gardaí carried out digs at isolated locations over a two-year period. two bodies were recovered.
Mr Ahern said yesterday a report from the commission was recently completed and was being considered. The relatives said they had not seen the report and that it was meant to be completed a number of years ago.