Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If the Taoiseach gave one fig about being accountable to the Dáil, it should not have taken Members of the Opposition to rise here and ask for a special debate on these matters for things to happen. There are totally contradictory statements from him, other Ministers and Government representatives on all of the pertinent points that passed us last week. We also have the six questions from Maurice and Lorraine McCabe.

I am still waiting for an answer to the question I put to the Taoiseach a number of times today. The Taoiseach has agreed, in principle, to a public inquiry, but we need to get sight of the draft terms of reference. Last week, the Minister for Justice and Equality failed to meet the Sinn Féin justice spokesperson, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, despite him asking, on a number of occasions, to meet her. There is an e-mail on that if the Taoiseach is looking for a paper trail.

Will the Taoiseach meet with all of the leaders to thrash out the terms of reference? Will he give a very clear commitment now that he will not proceed unless Maurice McCabe is satisfied with the terms of reference that are going forward?

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