Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know it is the view of all committee members that we want to pursue any matters that Mr. Tyndall or any of the sectoral ombudsman offices are raising either on the back of reports or of their own instigation. At the very least we want to seek responses from Government and as much as possible strengthen those offices in respect of the issues they raise. It is important that these engagements are constrictive and actions follow from them. This is the first Dáil in which this committee has been in place. One of the important elements of this new committee is to ensure we, in Parliament, strengthen the role of the Ombudsman. We need to send a clear signal to Government from the Oireachtas that we expect recommendations to be implemented and, if not, clear explanations to be given as to why not.