Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

We have to take account of lessons that we learned in the course of the mini-CTC inquiry, which came to a dead end because it did not have the right structure. We have taken account of the likes of the DIRT inquiry, in which Deputy Rabbitte was involved. One of the reasons that worked is that a similar process was involved whereby a report was delivered first to establish some of the facts, which were then acted upon.

The timelines and the mechanisms that we set out are correct, appropriate and will deliver what we need, which is confidence in the banking system so that we do not make the same mistakes again, and that those who have made mistakes are held publicly to account. That will happen on the basis of the structure that we have set out, but it will require, first and foremost, an Oireachtas sub-committee. The structure of that will be subject to the agreement of the Whips. We must get down to work and stop squabbling over political points to serve the public interest by getting to the real point, which is why this happened-----

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