Departmental Investigations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2016

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Ceisteanna (102)

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

102. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the number of tribunals of inquiry, commissions of inquiry or investigations for which he or his Department have been responsible, by name, by terms of reference, by cost, including the cost to date where an inquiry has not been concluded, and by date, including the projected date of conclusion where an inquiry has not been concluded, from 1991 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4207/16]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

The table below provides details of tribunals of inquiry, commissions of inquiry or investigations for which my Department has been responsible from 1991 to date.

Name	Terms of Reference	Cost (€ million)	Date of Conclusion
Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments) (McCracken)	www.oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail1997020600008?opendocument	€6.712	Report published in August 1997
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin Bombings of 1972 and 1973 Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Murder of Seamus Ludlow Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Bombing of Kay's Tavern, Dundalk	www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_Archive/Publications_for_2005/FinalReportFeb2005.4262.shortcut.html www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_Archive/Publications_2006/Final_report_on_the_report_of_the_Independent_Commission_of_Inquiry_into_the_murder_of_Seamus_Ludlow_March_2006_.4242.shortcut.html www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/Committees29thDail/Sub_Barron_Kays_Tavern.htm	€3.511 (represents total costs of all 3 reports)	June 2004 October 2005 November 2006
Inquiry into certain matters in relation to procurement (carried out by Dermot B Quigley)	www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/Pdf%20files/quigleyreport.pdf	None	January 2005
Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings (MacEntee)	www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Work_Of_The_Department/Economic_and_International/Northern_Ireland/Northern_Ireland_Publications/FinalReportMarch2007.html	€2.633	March 2007
Tribunal of Inquiry into payments to politicians and related matters (Moriarty)	www.moriarty-tribunal.ie/asp/displayall.asp?ObjectID=310&Mode=0&RecordID=1	€53.656 (to end-December 2015)	Final Report published in March 2011. A small legal and administrative staff remains in place to deal with applications for third-party costs and with the ongoing business of wind-down.
Inquiry by Sean Guerin, S.C., into allegations made by Garda Sergeant Maurice McCabe and related matters	www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/News/government-announces-terms-of-reference-for-guerin-inquiry.html	As yet no payment has been made	6 May 2014
Inquiry by Judge John Cooke into reports of unlawful surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/News/retired-high-court-judge-john-cooke-appointed-to-gsoc-inquiry.html	Department of Justice and Equality responsible for payment	4 June 2014
Fennelly Commission of Investigation	Available in Statutory Instrument Number 192 of 2014	€1.730 (to end December 2015)	Ongoing
Cregan/IBRC Commission of Investigation	Available in Statutory Instrument Number 253 of 2015	€0.472 (to end December 2015)	Ongoing