Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. On foot of her statement that the Department is in the process of instigating a new independent review and considering that we are back in the position we were in three years ago, does she accept that the original decision to terminate the independent inquiries was incorrect? In light of the decision made by the Government to bring down the independent review and the High Court decision in this matter, is it a fair analysis that the Government has concluded it is necessary to establish a new independent review?

Would the Minister of State not consider utilising the panel put in place by the former Minister, Mr. John Gormley, in January 2011 in order to expedite any such process involving putting an independent review back in place?

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