Bertie Ahern,Inquiry is seeking more British information
The Barron inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings is still seeking more information from the British authorities, the Taoiseach told the Dáil. Mr Ahern said that Mr Justice Barron hoped to complete his report by the Autumn, but that he was still seeking more documents and information from Britain.
He said the amount of documentation received from London so far had been "limited enough". The Taoiseach declined to comment on a report in the Sunday Tribune newspaper that British legal authorities had been planning to plead a defence of sovereign immunity against any suit by relatives of the victims of the bombings, saying it was a matter for Mr Justice Barron's inquiry.
Once the report is completed, it will be laid before an Oireachtas Committee, who will decide whether a full public inquiry should be held.
