Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

On behalf of the Green Party I support Deputy Kenny's request for an amendment that there be questions and answers on this section of the Order of Business. Although there has been a clawback and the tribunal has resulted in money coming into the coffers, as well as being expended, we should give due regard to the fact that at 678 pages and a cost of €25 million, the scale of the job set for the tribunal warrants some level of political accountability from the Government. I urge the Government and the Taoiseach to facilitate Deputy Kenny's request.

This would give us an opportunity to ask about the operation of standards in public office and the impact of the work carried out by the Moriarty tribunal, rather than leave the report as an historic document to gather dust. It must be noted and acted upon which requires a question and answer session and a level of accountability we have not experienced.

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