Bill for Northern Ireland inquiries will pass 300 million pounds
The final cost of four inquiries into Northern Ireland’s Troubles will surpass £300 million, the Government revealed today.
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry, set up to re-examine the 1972 killings of 14 Catholic civilians by soldiers during a civil rights march in Londonderry, is expected to cost around £190 million, Shaun Woodward, the Northern Ireland Secretary, said.
A further three inquiries, also established under the peace process during negotiations over power-sharing, are estimated to have cost £117 million.
The total bill for an exercise that has been heavily criticised by Unionists is expected to come in at £307 million.
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The Bloody Sunday Inquiry, set up to re-examine the 1972 killings of 14 Catholic civilians by soldiers during a civil rights march in Londonderry, is expected to cost around £190 million, Shaun Woodward, the Northern Ireland Secretary, said.
A further three inquiries, also established under the peace process during negotiations over power-sharing, are estimated to have cost £117 million.
The total bill for an exercise that has been heavily criticised by Unionists is expected to come in at £307 million.