Vol. 536 No. 2
379 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give his response to the request of relatives of the victims of the Castleblayney bombing of 7 March 1976 that it will be included in the ongoing inquiry into the Dublin/Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/01]
The report of the Victims' Commission, "A Place and a Name", did not specifically recommend an independent inquiry into the Castleblayney bombing of 1976, in contrast to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974, where it recommended that a retired Supreme Court Judge should be appointed to conduct privately an independent inquiry. The report did, however, recommend that procedures should be introduced to allow families to request reports on investigations of murders, arising from the conflict in Northern Ireland over the past 30 years, where no one has been made amenable. I am now finalising a detailed plan for the implementation of the report's recommendations based on consultations which have taken place with other relev ant Departments and agencies. I intend to submit this to Government very shortly for approval.
