asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to accede to the request of the relatives of the late Father Niall Molloy for some kind of sworn inquiry into the events surrounding his death.
Written Answers. - Father Niall Molloy Case.
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This case has already been the subject of a Garda investigation, a criminal trial and a coroner's inquest, which is, in effect, a sworn public inquiry.
I wish to make the point that the State took every possible step to ensure that the full facts of the case emerged at the inquest. Senior and junior counsel were appointed to represent the State and all of the statements made to the gardaí and Garda maps and photographs were made available to the coroner. The holding of a further sworn inquiry could be justified only if there were some likelihood that some new facts would be brought to light. As there does not appear to be any such likelihood in this case I do not see how any further inquiry could be justified.