Written questions

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Lords · Question HL8907 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will extend the timeframe for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) to include the Omagh bombing to enable the ICRIR to consider issues within the Republic of Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 9 Jul 2025

The Government does not intend to expand the temporal scope of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. Criminal matters relating to conduct which took place in Northern Ireland after 10 April 1998 remain the responsibility ...