Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am asking whether it is mandatory for it to do so. I put it to Mr. Osborne that it would not be enough to say the IHRB is independent and HRI cannot tell it too much about how it does its job. A much more serious public interest issue arises if there is any possibility that the IHRB is failing to relentlessly pursue an animal welfare issue once it is concluded in the courts and if the conviction stands.