Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his announcement, which I acknowledge is a step forward. We would all agree we need to have clarity regarding the concerns that have been expressed over a long number of years about the death of Fr. Molloy.

Why is the senior counsel who is being appointed not being given access to all of the files and is only being given access to the cold case file? The last time we had a similar inquiry, Mr. George Birmingham SC was appointed in regard to the issue in Ferns. On that occasion, all of the Garda files and all of the HSE files were given to Mr. Birmingham but that is not the intention here. Why is this the case and will the Minister reconsider it?

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