Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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171. To ask the Minister for Defence if all the required reports-investigations have been carried out into the tragic deaths of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; if these are in order; if consideration has been given to re-examining any of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3025/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I would firstly like to extend my sincere sympathies to the families of the deceased.

There have been three separate reports into this tragic accident:

- The Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport conducted an investigation and published its report on 24 January 2012;

- A Coroner’s inquest was held in May 2012 into the deaths of the two crew members;

- The third report was a military Court of Inquiry which was convened on 26 July 2012 and produced its report on 17 January 2013.

With regard to the issue of re examining these official investigations and reports, I have now fully considered the matter in the context of the legal advice available to me and I am satisfied that a further investigation is not warranted into any issues relating to this tragic accident.