Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I thank the Taoiseach for his reply.

I am sure the Taoiseach will recall that in the immediate aftermath of the Omagh bombing, emergency legislation was introduced in both jurisdictions. Statements were made to the effect that no stone would be left unturned until those who had committed the atrocity were brought to justice.

The unfortunate reality is that nobody has been convicted of the bombing per se. There have been a number of suggestions about how matters might be progressed. One suggestion, made by the families of the Omagh bomb victims, is that a cross-Border inquiry might be initiated. I understand that proposal has the support of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. There has also been the suggestion by the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission that a judge of international standing should be appointed to review all the available material in connection with the bombing.

Does the Taoiseach support either of those suggestions? How does he see an inquiry into the Omagh bombing being reconciled with the Eames-Bradley proposals? These are largely to the effect that no further inquiries should be undertaken in respect of the Northern Ireland atrocities.

A second issue relates to the "Panorama" programme. The Taoiseach said that the conclusions of the report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner had been published. However, as I understand it, all that was published were the summary conclusions of that report. Has the full report been made available to the Government? If not, is the Government seeking the full report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner?

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