Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Some time ago I met some of the relatives of persons who were blown up in the Omagh tragedy. I met with the relatives of the Kingsmill massacre, with the relatives of those murdered in Enniskillen and with people from Fermanagh who were displaced, some of whom were shot. I have a long list of organisations and individuals of different persuasions and from different areas in Northern Ireland who want to meet me, among whom are the Omagh group. Before I meet such organisations I have a meeting in advance with officials from the Department of the Taoiseach. They will make the arrangement to meet with the Omagh relatives prior to my meeting them. In due course, I will of course be happy to meet with them, as I did before. The truth is what is required here. In Northern Ireland, with its sad legacy, the truth is outstanding with regard to a whole range of areas. It is not a question of making points about this; rather, it is a case of trying to deal with the fact that these people have to carry on their lives every day in the knowledge that a person or persons planted those bombs with the deliberate intent of causing murder and mayhem. That lingering emotion stays with those people every day until the truth is uncovered.

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