Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise two issues. First, in respect of the commission on NAMA and Project Eagle, I hear a kind of reticence in the Taoiseach's presentation that there is somehow a question mark over whether there will in fact be a commission. When we undertook our examination in the PAC, it was never understood or intended to be an alternative to the commission we had all agreed to and signed up to in principle. I would like the Taoiseach to confirm for us that the commission will in fact go ahead. I understand the Taoiseach needs the report from the PAC to be factored into the terms of reference and I think that reasonable. However, he should not be using the PAC as a means of not carrying forward the commission. I would like him to confirm that.

Second, on the mother and baby homes, I earlier raised the issues around Tuam with the Taoiseach. I think he made a commitment, although he might confirm this, that he would meet and consult with victims, survivors and advocacy groups. As he does that, one of the core things that needs to be considered is the particular issue of legal representation for survivors because they are currently cast as onlookers or spectators in an inquiry that has had the most traumatic consequences for them and their lives.

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