Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 1140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the use of agents and their role in the Omagh bombing; and if he will assist the families on the matter. [1016/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Síochána continues to co-operate fully with the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the ongoing investigation into this atrocity, and this co-operation extends to all potential lines of enquiry. Moreover, appropriate mechanisms are in place within the Garda Síochána to keep the victims' families updated on any new developments.

In addition, the Nally Group already enquired into allegations made by a Garda Detective Sergeant concerning, inter alia, the handling by the Garda Síochána of intelligence information associated with the Omagh bombing. The Nally Group's Report was published in November 2006 in edited form to, inter alia, protect covert Garda operational procedures and national security. The Nally Report concluded that there was no foundation for the allegations made and that they were a direct consequence of and were motivated solely by concerns arising from the difficulties in which the Detective Sergeant found himself with his superiors in the Garda Síochána and with the criminal law.