Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am still not getting the answers I was hoping for. I have to leave the meeting because there is something else coming up. I am still not getting the answers I wanted. I do not know about Deputy Shortall but I am sure she will speak for herself in this regard. I have to say that I am worried the current unacceptable situation may continue in the future or may not be addressed as a result of this changeover and that this may facilitate and assist wrongdoers. We cannot have that. That cannot happen and should not happen. It would be a sad reflection on the committee if it did happen in the aftermath.

That is all I want to say. I will not come in anymore but I do have concerns because there are those who say that there are things happening throughout the system that are of concern to an awful lot of people, that the system is breaking down, that the system of reportage is not sufficient, that there are too many blockages and stoppages and too many things happening that hold everything up and that we are in some way afraid to investigate certain things. We are not afraid to investigate nor were we every afraid to investigate in the past. I was in the system before, as was Deputy Shortall, and we did investigate, even where we were told we did not have any jurisdiction. We now have to deal with those situations, without exception. That is all I want to say.