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08/04/2002
Omagh victim's families still awaiting compensation
It has been revealed that several of the families who lost relatives in the Omagh bombing in 1998 have not received compensation.
The Omagh Victims group said that this was despite government claims that the claims would be put on the "fast track".
Chairman of the Victim's Group Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aidan in the attack, said that almost four years after the attack a number of families had not yet received compensation.
The Northern Ireland Office blamed the solicitors acting for the claimants, who had filed incomplete reports.
A Compensation Agency spokesperson said that in all cases the agency needed full details before they could act, and that they had requested information from the claimants' legal representatives.
A spokesperson for the NIO said that the Secretary of State had personally reviewed a number of the cases that were on a short list, and that every effort had been made to help settle the claims.
The bombing in 1998 left 29 people dead and injured hundreds.
(SP)
The Omagh Victims group said that this was despite government claims that the claims would be put on the "fast track".
Chairman of the Victim's Group Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aidan in the attack, said that almost four years after the attack a number of families had not yet received compensation.
The Northern Ireland Office blamed the solicitors acting for the claimants, who had filed incomplete reports.
A Compensation Agency spokesperson said that in all cases the agency needed full details before they could act, and that they had requested information from the claimants' legal representatives.
A spokesperson for the NIO said that the Secretary of State had personally reviewed a number of the cases that were on a short list, and that every effort had been made to help settle the claims.
The bombing in 1998 left 29 people dead and injured hundreds.
(SP)
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