Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

They have been brought as far as the mechanisms I have mentioned were able to bring them. I understand that funding was provided to the group to enable it to interact with the mechanisms that were set up for these purposes. I have indicated to the Deputy that, for the purposes of this year, the work of those commissions of inquiry, etc., has been concluded. They have brought it as far as they can bring it.

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