Jillian van Turnhout (Independent)

I welcome the Minister, Deputy Howlin, and the Government's proposed amendment to the Constitution, which will give the Houses of the Oireachtas full inquiry jurisdiction and rectify the deficiencies identified by the Supreme Court in the Abbeylara judgment.

While listening to Senator O'Brien, Sir Humphrey Appleby telling "Yes, Minister" that this is a courageous decision came to mind.