Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Garda will issue its promised apology arising from the wrongful charging of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the nature of the apology to be issued; the state of the Garda investigation into the crime; if he will publish the results of the internal Garda investigation into the arrest and charging of this person; if he will establish an inquiry into the whole affair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4945/05]

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the wrongful arrest of a person (details supplied) for murders committed close to Grangegorman Hospital on 6 March 1997. [5450/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 201.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Síochána is currently engaged in discussions with the legal representatives of the family of the person referred to by the Deputies with a view to resolving the concerns of the family regarding the charging of the person. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment further at this stage.

As the criminal investigation into the murders is still ongoing and no person has to date been convicted in connection with them, the release of the report of any examination of the conduct of the investigation would be inappropriate at this stage.

I am further informed by the Garda authorities that a forensic review is currently being conducted by staff at the forensic science laboratory on exhibits and samples taken from the scene of the murders at Grangegorman.

I sought and have received advice from the Attorney General regarding requests which were made to establish a public inquiry into this case. Following consideration of the matter, I am not at present satisfied that a public inquiry is required and I have been in direct contact with solicitors involved, inviting them to specify which aspects of the Garda investigation of the murders they consider to have failed to meet the required standard and on what basis they consider they have failed to meet the required standard.