Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I wish to raise a second issue, which is the Mícheál Martin special, the Dunne inquiry. I listened to an articulate argument on a national radio programme about this earlier. The previous Minister for Health and Children stated in writing that if the Dunne inquiry failed to bring a satisfactory conclusion to this matter, which is of serious concern to a large number of people, there would be a sworn public inquiry. When will the Government outline its proposals to deal with the consequence of closing the Dunne inquiry, in respect of which significant public money has been expended without arriving at a conclusion? Will the Government's response be a sworn public inquiry, as stated in writing by the previous Minister?

While people will welcome the issuing of a temporary visa to a Nigerian student who was deported, one is drawn to the conclusion — perhaps the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will comment on this — that the orders signed by him in this case were not read by him.

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