Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Vetting
Debate contribution by Ms Michelle O'Neill on .
- MLA
- Ms Michelle O'Neill
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 22 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Police Ombudsman: Vetting
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5638127
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Yes, I read that article too. His language was very clear, as you have pointed out. He said that he had no worries about pointing out the facts. The facts are the facts. Certainly, Dr Maguire's findings remain his findings, and I have no difficulty in acknowledging his assessment. He was very clear, particularly on the Loughinisland massacre, which you have raised. When it comes to Dr Maguire's reference to arms importation, I believe that significant public-interest questions still remain unanswered, some of which actually persist to this day on the role of Ulster Resistance in providing weapons for the attack. There are lots more questions about how those weapons were brought in and the fact that they were never decommissioned. There are certainly questions to answer.
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