The family of Shane O'Farrell, who was killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a man who was on bail, are to meet Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan as part of an ongoing campaign for a public inquiry into what happened.
On 2 August 2011, 23-year-old Shane O'Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
The driver of the car, Zigimantas Gridziuska, had previous convictions, including for theft, drugs and road traffic offences.
He left the scene, but later handed himself into gardaí.
A ruling from Monaghan Circuit Court in January 2011 meant the Lithuanian national should have been in jail at the time of Mr O'Farrell's death.
Instead, he remained on bail despite being arrested on both sides of the border for various crimes.
In a Dáil debate this morning, Minister O'Callaghan - who while in opposition supported calls for a public inquiry - said he "cannot ignore" the decision of a scoping inquiry into Mr O'Farrell's death.
Instead, Minister O'Callaghan said he will consider asking the Oireachtas justice committee to examine the recommendations of the scoping inquiry when the committee is established.
In response, Sinn Féin's justice spokesperson Matt Carthy said the minister should "do the honourable thing, not delay any longer and actually establish a public inquiry".
In a statement after the Dáil debate, the family of Shane O'Farrell said they are due to meet Minister O'Callaghan tomorrow morning at the Department of Justice, and still want a public inquiry to take place.
"The O'Farrell family will meet Minister for Justice, Jim O Callaghan tomorrow [Friday].
"We hope Mr O'Callaghan will still hold the position he held before becoming minister, where he supported the family's call for an inquiry into Shane's death and recognised the flaws in the report by Judge Haughton [the author of the scoping inquiry]".
