Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Dail Éireann — 2021-10-21
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

I thank the Deputy for his question and thank him also for the work that he has done on this issue.
It is, of course, open to the judge to recommend the establishment of a statutory or non-statutory inquiry. I will await the recommendation of Judge Haughton in his final report before making any decision on further inquiries into this matter. I do not wish to pre-empt any advice which the judge considers appropriate in the circumstances following the scoping exercise.
To be clear, the Government is not opposed to the possibility of a further inquiry into this case if that is what the judge recommends. No restrictions have been placed on him in that regard. Like every Deputy, I want questions to be answered to the satisfaction of the O'Farrell family.

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Sitting date: 2021-10-21