Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 1st August, 2014.

WHEREAS pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23 of 2004) the Minister for Justice and Equality, with the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, made a proposal to the Government for the establishment of a commission to investigate the matters specified in Article 3(a) of this Order and to make any reports required under that Act in relation to its investigation;

AND WHEREAS the Government by decision made on 1 July 2014 considered those matters to be of significant public concern;

AND WHEREAS a draft of the following Order has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas, together with a statement of the reasons for establishing the commission, and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House;

Now, the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3 , 4 (1) and 7 (2)(a) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 , hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Commission of Investigation (Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014.

2. In this Order, "Act" means the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23 of 2004).

3. A commission is established to-

(a) investigate, subject to the terms of reference set under Article 4(b) of this Order and the Act, matters relating to the fatal shooting in May 1998 of Ronan MacLochlainn in Ashford, County Wicklow, and

(b) make any reports required under the Act in relation to its investigation.

4. The Minister for Justice and Equality is-

(a) specified as the Minister responsible for overseeing administrative matters relating to the establishment of the commission, for receiving its reports and for performing any other functions given to him or her under the Act,

(b) authorised to set the commission’s terms of reference, and

(c) authorised to appoint the member or members of the commission.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

23 July 2014.

ENDA KENNY,

Taoiseach.