Department of Transport will cover 'reasonable legal expenses' of families of R116 crew 

Eamon Ryan has said his department will cover "reasonable legal expenses" of the families of the R116 crew who died in 2017.

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said his department will cover "reasonable legal expenses" of the families of the R116 crew who died in 2017.

In a statement, he said he has written to the families of the crew of R116 this afternoon to let them know that the Department of Transport will cover their reasonable legal expenses incurred as a result of the Review into the accident in which their loved ones lost their lives.