Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The reply states that work is well advanced on the second report and some contacts remain to be made. While I do not have a date, I assume it is not too far in the future. I understand he has most of the drafting done and he just has some outstanding contacts to make. That will cover a number of the cases. It will cover the two bombings in Dublin 1972 and 1973. It will also cover the Clones, Belturbet and Pettigo bombings in 1972. It will also cover the other bombing incidents that took place before May 1974, the murder of Brid Carr in November 1971 as well as the murders of Oliver Boyce and Bríd Porter. That is the report which is nearly ready.

He has a separate report on the Seamus Ludlow case. The Deputy will recall that the House later asked that this case be investigated. There has been a considerable delay about that matter because the family was not satisfied initially. That report will be prepared. In the context of that report, he will also cover the post-May 1974 issues, which would include the Dundalk bombing of 1975 and a number of other bombings that took place after the 1974 bombings, including the Castleblaney bombing. That is some considerable time away. I presume we are talking about later in the year if not the end of the year before we get that report.

We will deal with them in the same way. We will give them to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights.

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