Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support that. It is a wise decision. It is just a further reflection of political inertia or indifference that this has gone around in circles for so long. My sense is that there is broad agreement that the right thing should be done, but for the life of me I cannot understand why this has not been sorted out. It is disgraceful that now, at the eleventh hour, at the end of this Dáil, we are dealing with this issue again, so I strongly support Deputy Perry's proposal. We should not only make a representation supporting the special report but also set out in no uncertain terms our strong dissatisfaction with the length of time the case has taken and the obfuscation involved, asking that it be resolved as speedily as possible. It is awful to think that the 32nd Dáil will come into session and the next committee will be dealing with this issue again. That is not the way to do business. If the Government, for whatever reason, is not willing to do the right thing by this family, then it must come out and state that, and then at least we can deal with that position. However, there seems to be a whole malaise around all of this, and it is not acceptable, so as a committee we should certainly do as Deputy Perry suggests.