Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister clarify what funding has been suspended under the EMFF? When was it suspended? Will we get it back?

I understand that the concerns, apart from the delay in implementation, pertain to the independence of the system being set up. It was already shot down by the courts, in January 2016. The Government has gone some way towards improving the process, with an independent review board and so on, but the difficulty is that it is the Attorney General who will be nominating those who sit on the review panel. It is the very same Attorney General who has a role in the prosecution. Perhaps the Minister would clarify the position and the concerns that arose when he consulted the relevant stakeholders. When did the consultation take place?

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