Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It does not. If it did, a public inquiry would not be needed. However, I have always felt there was collusion at a high level. I would like a public inquiry into this because of who Pat Finucane was, the work he was doing and the way he was gunned down based on whatever level of collusion. It is not a black and white situation but there was collusion in the case.

On the first issue, it has been reported that the British Government has organised a judge, an office and is ready to proceed in the autumn. I have seen nothing in the past number of months to indicate that is the case. I might have more news on that next week but I have no information now. The British Government hoped it would convince us all that its inquiry was satisfactory but it has not convinced us and organisations such as British-Irish Rights Watch of that. I do not know whether the British Government will proceed without any support and without making the necessary amendments.

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