Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Charges have been laid against a number of individuals and a criminal trial is due to commence next year. A referendum on specific inquiries was rejected by the people. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is processing legislation through the Oireachtas. It is imperative to establish the terms of reference for such a committee and, in so far as it can be challenged, that it deal with political accountability in order to find out how this decision was made and how the Government was duped into making it by what we hear in the emerging revelations. I remind Deputy Micheál Martin that we need to find out about that culture, what went on and who was involved. Let us get at the truth. I ask for his co-operation in putting through the legislation dealing with inquiries-----

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