Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will also be aware that in answering questions, Dr. Scally said that while he did not have the power to compel, he expected full co-operation and was getting co-operation from those he had approached. There is not evidence that people are refusing to appear before Dr. Scally. I think if there was any suggestion that he was being interfered with, the Minister and the Government would take immediate action. However, we are confident that he will have the opportunity to complete his work. As the Taoiseach indicated yesterday, it is the Government's intention to have a full commission of inquiry in due course. However, the reason all parties in this House believed that the scoping approach was appropriate is that we needed to get quick access to certain important information. We needed to ensure that the system was changed. Already as a result of his recommendations there are changes in the guarantees that are written in to the consent form.

There are new information packages and new supports. This has come about almost immediately - within weeks - as a result of his work.

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