Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Committee on Public Petitions

Business of Joint Committee

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Chairman, I appreciate the point you are making, although it has not been flagged because the news emerged only in the past 24 hours. I share the concerns of Deputy Griffin but fully understand that you would like to allow people the time to hear the full spectrum of what he said. Nevertheless, I do not see how we can continue to review the terms of reference of the committee when such a serious question hangs over the work of the committee into the future, and how we might review those terms with you as Chairman, given the potential conflicts that might arise in future, which Deputy Griffin outlined. This is a perfect opportunity for you to say to members what he said on radio yesterday in order that we can have full confidence in the work we are about to undertake.

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