URGENT POSITIVE NEWS!!!!!!!
Received this tonight as I logged on after midnight but wanted to share its quite "hopeful" and I am surprised they even replied to me! This is very positive news for my case, and I may very well end up getting the inquiry I have always wanted in that I will be able to put the men who abused me on the stand, okay so it wont be a criminal trial, but, they will be summonsed to attend and will face legal consequences if they don't.
However, please do continue to email the Minister and her Department and insist my case is looked at by a Commission its very important to put pressure on her office, thanks.
Email: info@justice.ie and show your support for Justice for Noleen.
Minister's Reference: 0819100447 IRM Reference: 4/500/1/171
Dear Ms. Owen,
I am directed by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, T.D. to refer to your open letter of 22 December, 2014 expressing concern that none of the matters being considered by the panel of counsel operating the Independent Review Mechanism were included in the terms of reference for the Commission of Investigation set up as a result of the recommendations of the Guerin Report.
The delay in responding is regretted. This independent review panel has been examining 315 cases referred to them. This is a significant number of cases, and somewhat higher than originally estimated.
This has meant that the review has taken longer than originally expected, as it was not thought right to place a time constraint on the review. It is important for every case to be considered properly especially as the cases contain a very wide variety in the type and seriousness of the allegations.
Counsel are however making every effort to conclude their work as soon is reasonably practicable. It is open to the panel of counsel operating the review mechanism to make recommendations as they see fit in relation to each case. Where counsel do recommend further investigations, the Minister has clearly stated that she will be very strongly guided by that advice.
There are a number of possible options for further investigations. The Minister has stated that any recommendation for referral of a case to a commission of investigation will be very carefully considered. Such investigation could be arranged either by way of amending the terms of reference of an existing commissionor the establishment of a separate commission.
I hope that this explanation is of assistance. I will write to you again once the Minister has received and considered counsel’s recommendations. Yours sincerely,
Chris Quattrociocchi
