Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 606: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25000/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman recommended in January 2004 that the murder of Seán Brown in 1997 be thoroughly re-investigated, on the basis that the RUC investigation carried out at the time of the murder was incomplete and inadequate. The Brown family agreed to co-operate with the new PSNI investigation, and sit on an advisory group to the investigation which includes officials from my Department and the family's solicitor.

The advisory group has had regular meetings with the investigating officers to discuss the conduct of the investigation, but have not publicised any element of this work in order not to jeopardise the progress of the investigation. In due course, the advisory group should be in a position to a make a full evaluation of the re-investigation.