Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a willingness in principle here, though the situation with budget 2018 will be difficult. We need to work with the IHRA now to get it to the point where we can have confidence in it as a body. It is not that anything that they have done to date reflects poorly on them - not at all.

Far from it. As I said, the enthusiasm of the association is infectious. It has been running this to the best of its ability but we need to have more confidence in the structure to provide the substantial amounts of public funding the Deputy is talking about. The Indecon report provides for that so we have that basis on which to proceed.