Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This State stands with the family of Sean Brown. I am aware of the coroner's call and that he has decided he can no longer carry out an Article 2-compliant inquest and that he wrote to the Secretary of State seeking a public inquiry. I support that. I will ask my officials to meet the family as soon as possible to hear their concerns and to discuss how we can support them. I am aware that an interim report of Operation Kenova is due to be published by the PSNI tomorrow. I welcome the strong focus in that investigation on victims and their families, about which Jon Boutcher spoke when he led that team and which his successor, Sir Iain Livingstone, has also said guides him as the new lead. Many of the victims said to me that they were very impressed with the manner in which Jon Boutcher carried out the investigation into Kenova. The needs of victims have always been to the fore of the Government's response. That is why we took an inter-state case in respect of that.

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