Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Martin has argued with them a few times but they made a decision on the referendum and I accept the outcome of it. On a number of occasions, I said we would have a referendum in the autumn on the abolition of the Seanad and on the court of civil appeal, because of the backlog of court cases, and we will give consideration to other referendums. The question has been raised of re-running the referendum and I have not given a definitive answer to it. The Bill currently going through the House deals with the setting up of a parliamentary inquiry with the appropriate authority and facilities in the law and in the Constitution.

Deputy Martin had an opportunity to have an independent investigation into the banks back in 2010. However, his Government created a secret commission of investigation, the Nyberg commission, which produced no names and no accountability. Before that was established we were promised it would get to the bottom of all these issues, but when the terms of reference were eventually produced it was watered down.

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