Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I will come back to Deputy English in a minute. To Deputy O'Callaghan's direct question, my understanding is that in February of this year, the commission submitted its 17th interim report, which noted that it had prepared a draft final report based on the evidence it had received. It also noted that the commission had commenced the process of circulating the draft final report to relevant persons, including a number of persons who reside outside the jurisdiction and that the parties circulated the draft final report were notified by the commission of the time allowed. The interim report also noted that time would be required for the commission to consider all submission it received before completing its final report. Long story short, in view of the apparent advanced stage of the investigation, having fully considered the matter, the then Taoiseach decided to grant the commission's request for an extension of its timeframe for reporting until the end of July and arranged for publication of the interim report. While the commission is fully independent, the end of July is the expectation.