Mr Robinson said,
“This arrangement is a contortion of state control masquerading as cooperation. It provides no statutory powers, no ability to compel witnesses and no guarantee of full disclosure.
The painful truth remains, a terrorist atrocity that was planned and executed from the Republic of Ireland still lacks the scrutiny, the courts demanded.
The families affected by the Omagh bombing have waited nearly three decades for answers. Their courage, dignity, and persistence deserve more than token gestures or legal frameworks that stop at the border. The Irish Government’s continued refusal to establish its own parallel inquiry undermines the search for truth and leaves a significant blind spot in the pursuit of justice.
I stand with the families in calling for a full and independent inquiry in the Republic of Ireland. Anything less is an abdication of responsibility and a disservice to the memory of those who were murdered on that tragic day in 1998.
The path to justice must not be shaped by political convenience or constrained by jurisdictional limits. It must be complete and worthy of the lives that were lost.”