Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

In the matter of the Omagh atrocity and the Omagh families looking for the transcripts of a recent court case, I raised recently with the Taoiseach that this Act could be invoked by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to cause the transcripts concerned to be made available to the families, transcripts that, as matters stand, are not otherwise accessible. I thank the Taoiseach for replying to me. I know that he has been preoccupied with other matters and may not have had an opportunity to look at this, but I am bound to say that the reply I got from him did not really address the net point I raised. I sent back a more detailed explanation of what I suggest could be a useful route. This could assist the Omagh families to get their hands on the transcripts that are essential to the civil compensation case they are initiating. Has the Taoiseach had the opportunity to examine the suggestion that under the relevant section of this Act, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is enabled to cause the transcripts concerned to be transferred to the National Archives where they can be accessed?

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