Mr. David O'Malley:

I just wished to echo what the Senator was saying earlier. I come from Ballina and the first ever inquest there was that of Michael Tolan. To a packed town hall and with a fully random jury and a number of medical experts, P.J. Ruttledge examined the death of Michael Tolan very thoroughly. We have moved on, and the inquest in the Savita Halappanavar case and other high-profile inquests have also had full juries. It is important that juries be considered very strongly in the case of big contested inquests. Coroners across the country have different levels of experience. I have done inquests all over the country and the difference between different counties is remarkable. There have been other inquests in other jurisdictions in respect of Hillsborough and Ballymurphy. As a society, we cannot shy away from allaying public suspicion and rumour and finding out what happened to people. In the case of Stardust, the first inquest was terrible. The families were presented with judicial findings that are still not satisfactory. We now have an opportunity for Ireland to lead from the front on this. I agree 100% with the Senator's Bill. I also push strongly for random jury selection because justice needs to be done and, more importantly, to be seen to be done. As a society, we really need to lead on this. I 100% commend the Senator's work.