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Dáil Éireann - Volume 649 - 04 March, 2008

Written Answers. - Tribunals of Inquiry.

Deputy Jack Wall Deputy Jack Wall

Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of inquiries in respect of any tribunal of inquiry, commission of inquiry or investigation for which he has responsibility, in respect of which a final report has not been published; the date of the establishment; the date on which a report was submitted to his Department; the date on which such a report has been published or is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8993/08]

Deputy Brian Lenihan Deputy Brian Lenihan

Deputy Brian Lenihan: I wish to refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question, Reference 8965/08 of today, which sets out the Tribunals of Inquiry, Commissions of Investigation or other Statutory Inquiries under my Department’s aegis. The position insofar as such examinations where a final report has not yet been published is as follows.

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Name of Tribunal/Commission of Investigation	Date Established	Date Report Submitted to Department	Date Report Expected to be Published
Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation	28 March, 2006	N/A	On 30 July, 2007 the Government approved an extension of one year tothe term of the Commission to 28 September, 2008
Smithwick Tribunal of Inquiry	31 May, 2005	N/A	Unknown, as the Tribunal will submit its final report only upon completion of its work, the time frame of which cannot be projected given the nature of this work.
Commission of Investigation (Death of Mr. Gary Douch in Mountjoy Prison)	2 May, 2007	N/A	2009
Hartnett Inquiry	14 September, 2005	October 2007	Summary to be presented shortly
Morris Tribunal	24 April, 2002	The Morris Tribunal concluded the hearing of all evidence in December 2007. It has produced five comprehensive reports to date, all of which have been published.	It is expected that the final three reports will be published when received.

Dáil Éireann 649 Written Answers. Tribunals of Inquiry.

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