Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, so that is there. There has been a fair amount of discussion. We talked about the failures of the past, but beyond that, the witness talked about an outfit that was not fit for purpose in any way, shape or form in relation to carrying out the investigations as necessary. The other piece he emphasised is the fear of this being contained within the Department of Transport. If we were talking about the railway accident investigation unit, RAIU, or whatever, on a technicality, it can be in a Department. What exactly does independence look like? As much as we need those reports published, if what Mr. Kingston suggested is enacted or dealt with - one could make an argument that if that is done, it is probably a completely different beast than what is planned at the minute - but if that is the case, has he reached that place we need for a fit for purpose MCIB?