Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In two weeks' time, we will mark the two-year anniversary of the Creeslough tragedy. It was a day when time stopped for the people of that community. The explosion took the lives of ten innocent people. Families were left torn apart and desperate for answers. Two years on, the families still do not have those answers and feel forgotten about. We have a Garda investigation still ongoing, which will determine whether criminal negligence was involved. That, however, will answer only one question. Some of the families have written to the Government seeking a public inquiry into the tragedy. These families want a full account of what happened in order that this is never allowed to happen to any other family anywhere on this island ever again. Last night, we saw on "Prime Time" the mother of Leona Harper and the father of Jessica Gallagher plead with us to help them to find these answers. We in this House cannot turn back time or undo the tragedy but we can still help these families. Will the Government consider their pleas for a public inquiry, and when will the Government make a decision on that matter?

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