Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I raise another legacy issue, which is the issue of the Omagh bombing in 1998. Last month, in response to the finding of a High Court judge, Lord Justice Horner, the British Government announced that it intends to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. This bomb, which was planted by the Real IRA, killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injured hundreds of others. It is suggested that there were security failings in the lead-up to the attack. Has the Irish Government been contacted about this inquiry announced by the British Government? Have the terms of reference been finalised? How will the Irish authorities engage with the inquiry? Will any Garda files on the matter be made available to the inquiry, for example? Any further information the Tánaiste could give me in that regard would be appreciated.

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