Dáil debates

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements

 

6:40 pm

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Ryan inquiry was set up under separate legislation. I established the commission, which initially was the Laffoy commission and later became the Ryan commission. It was a generic investigation largely; it was not an investigation into specific abuse. Given our experience of the Siteserv-IBRC investigation and the issues raised by the judge in terms of his sense of the limitations of that model and given a Garda inquiry is under way into reckless endangerment by health service officials in this case, I am still not clear about the capacity of an inquiry to conduct its work in parallel with the Garda inquiry.

During Leaders' Questions, the Taoiseach said it might be the case that the conclusions of a commission of investigation could not be published prior to the conclusion of the Garda investigation.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.