In two weeks' time, we will mark the two-year anniversary of the Creeslough tragedy. It was a day when time stopped for the people of that community. The explosion took the lives of ten innocent people. Families were left torn apart and desperate for answers. Two years on, the families still do not have those answers and feel forgotten about. We have a Garda investigation still ongoing, which will determine whether criminal negligence was involved. That, however, will answer only one question. Some of the families have written to the Government seeking a public inquiry into the tragedy. These families want a full account of what happened in order that this is never allowed to happen to any other family anywhere on this island ever again. Last night, we saw on "Prime Time" the mother of Leona Harper and the father of Jessica Gallagher plead with us to help them to find these answers. We in this House cannot turn back time or undo the tragedy but we can still help these families. Will the Government consider their pleas for a public inquiry, and when will the Government make a decision on that matter?

I thank the Deputy for bringing our attention to the incredibly tragic events that happened in Creeslough. I remember the way in which the country rallied around at the time. Even earlier this year, one of the local GAA clubs came down to my local GAA club in Castleknock and there was a wonderful day of support. It is entirely reasonable that families are asking questions about how the events of that day and what preceded them took place. As the Deputy said, there is an active Garda investigation under way. It is important that anything we might do does not interfere with that, and I am sure he agrees with me on that.

We have to tease out what a potential inquiry would look like, what the families want to see from any such inquiry and what type of inquiry it would be. There are different mechanisms in that regard and they can and do achieve different results. The line Minister is considering this at the moment. I cannot give the Deputy a date today as to when we will have an answer for the families, but consideration is being given to the letter they have sent to the Government.