"I like many others remember exactly where I was when news of the atrocity in Omagh began to filter through. We have previously supported the families call for an Article 2 compliant inquiry and I hope that today's announcement will help the families establish more of the truth in their quest for justice.
The responsibility for this atrocity lies with the terrorists who planned, prepared and carried out an indiscriminate attack on innocent people. That planning took place across the border and there should be a similar process within the Irish Republic to allow the full truth to emerge about what happened that day."