Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I know you said yesterday, a Cheann Comhairle, that you do not interfere in rulings by Chairmen of committees. However, we cannot gloss over this issue by making statements on it in the Dáil. There is only one other instance of a parliament refusing to accept the independence of an ombudsman's request or to act upon it. There is conflict here between a Member of the Dáil and an independent ombudsman's report. In everyone's interest, this should go back to the joint committee for discussion.

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