Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. Dr. Farrell referred in his presentation to the importance of families being able to get answers. The point was made that people dissatisfied with an outcome have to seek a judicial review as opposed to having a right of appeal. I would welcome Mr. Kelly's view on that point. I imagine that in many cases people not want to appeal but there would be cases in respect of which people would like to do so. It appears to me that people have to go to an awful lot of bother to access that which would appear to be a natural entitlement in many other types of court cases.

In regard to the shortcomings in this jurisdiction, as described, are the witnesses proposing the deletion of section 30 of the 1962 Act? Perhaps they would elaborate on what in their view we need to do to be compliant, with particular focus on a person's innocence until such time as he or she has been through full and proper criminal proceedings and the competing interests in that regard.