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| The cost of public inquiries examining allegations of collusion by members of the security forces in three murders in Northern Ireland is approaching £100m. | The cost of public inquiries examining allegations of collusion by members of the security forces in three murders in Northern Ireland is approaching £100m. |
| Up to the end of last month, the inquiries into the murders of Rosemary Nelson, Billy Wright and Robert Hamill had cost almost £95m. | Up to the end of last month, the inquiries into the murders of Rosemary Nelson, Billy Wright and Robert Hamill had cost almost £95m. |
| The biggest bill - just over £42m - is for the inquiry into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Mrs Nelson. | The biggest bill - just over £42m - is for the inquiry into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Mrs Nelson. |
| The Wright and Hamill inquiries have so far cost about £26.5m each. | The Wright and Hamill inquiries have so far cost about £26.5m each. |
| BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney said: "The government and the Chief Constable have repeatedly criticised the cost of policing the past - and the latest figures are likely to provoke more criticism." | BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney said: "The government and the Chief Constable have repeatedly criticised the cost of policing the past - and the latest figures are likely to provoke more criticism." |
| Mrs Nelson was killed by an under-car booby-trap bomb near her home in March 1999. The inquiry panel has finished hearing evidence and is due to publish its findings next year. | Mrs Nelson was killed by an under-car booby-trap bomb near her home in March 1999. The inquiry panel has finished hearing evidence and is due to publish its findings next year. |
| The inquiry into the murder of LVF leader Billy Wright inside the Maze prison in December 1997 has also finished hearing evidence. | The inquiry into the murder of LVF leader Billy Wright inside the Maze prison in December 1997 has also finished hearing evidence. |
| On Thursday the Northern Ireland Prison Service said its participation in the Billy Wright Inquiry cost over £1.1m in the last year alone. | On Thursday the Northern Ireland Prison Service said its participation in the Billy Wright Inquiry cost over £1.1m in the last year alone. |
| Mr Hamill was beaten to death by a loyalist mob in Portadown in 1997. The inquiry into his killing will resume hearing public evidence in September. | Mr Hamill was beaten to death by a loyalist mob in Portadown in 1997. The inquiry into his killing will resume hearing public evidence in September. |
| In 2004, Canadian judge Peter Cory recommended a public inquiry be held into allegations of collusion in the three murders. | In 2004, Canadian judge Peter Cory recommended a public inquiry be held into allegations of collusion in the three murders. |
| The cost of those three inquiries is dwarfed by the bill for the Bloody Sunday Inquiry which could reach £200m. | |
| Sinn Fein spokesperson Francie Molloy said the focus should be on why the inquiries are taking place rather than the costs. | Sinn Fein spokesperson Francie Molloy said the focus should be on why the inquiries are taking place rather than the costs. |
| "It would do victims and survivors a much greater service if the British government, instead of playing a bogus numbers game, announced that they were finally prepared to come clean on their past involvement in collusion, state murder and other human rights abuses," he added. | "It would do victims and survivors a much greater service if the British government, instead of playing a bogus numbers game, announced that they were finally prepared to come clean on their past involvement in collusion, state murder and other human rights abuses," he added. |