Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the MacLochlainn commission of investigation report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38415/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The MacLochlainn Commission of Investigation was established in August 2014 under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 to investigate and report on certain matters relative to the fatal shooting of Mr Ronan MacLochlainn by members of An Garda Síochána in the course of an attempted armed robbery of a Securicor van in Co. Wicklow in May 1998.

The final report of the MacLochlainn Commission was presented to my Department by the Sole Member, Mary Rose Gearty SC, on 28 June 2018.

In keeping with my obligations under section 38 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, I am examining the report and consulting as required, in particular with the Office of the Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions, to ensure that publication would not prejudice any criminal proceedings.

I expect to be in a position to complete this process in the near future, with a view to arranging for publication of the report as soon as possible, in accordance with the provisions of the Act.