Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The next item is No. R1926 B from Mr. John Callinan, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach, dated 7 June 2023. It provides an update regarding developments in relation to tribunals of inquiry and commissions of investigation. It is proposed to note and publish this item of correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

At our last meeting on 1 June, we considered previous correspondence on the matter from Mr. Callinan and it was agreed to write to the Department to convey the committee’s dissatisfaction with the current means of undertaking tribunals of inquiry and commissions of investigation and to emphasise the importance of a system that will deal with matters in a timely manner while ensuring high standards and fair procedures. And hopefully it would be cheaper. This is an area on which we have been trying to make some headway. Deputy Catherine Murphy flagged this.