IRELAND: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000349 SIPDIS SIPDIS IO/PSC LIZ PARKER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KFIN PGOV IZ EI SUBJECT: IRELAND: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP REF: SECSTATE 40595 ¶1. On March 22, emboff approached Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Brian Cahalane regarding the Independent Inquiry SIPDIS Committee's (IIC) investigation of three Irish companies implicated in the UN's Oil-for-Food (OFF) program scandal. Cahalane said that Post's query prompted the DFA Secretary General to draft a formal letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary General requesting an update on the status of the investigation. He added that the DOJ has yet to respond, but is likely to refer the investigation to the national police and the Director of Public Prosecutions if the evidence is deemed to warrant further investigation. ¶2. The names of the three implicated Irish companies are as follows: --Bula Resources PLC. --Nycomed Imaging A.S. --Pentag Power Transmissions Limited * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit Dublin's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/dublin/index. cfm KENNY