Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The wish of this House has been that we should use commissions of investigation as opposed to tribunals of inquiry. Therefore, the focus in recent times has been very much on commissions of investigation.

In relation to further legislation regarding tribunals, I certainly do not want to delay the establishment of this tribunal by starting to change the terms of reference or how tribunals operate at this point as to do so would unduly delay the new tribunal.

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