Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is fair to say there is broad consensus across the House that we do need an inquiry into these matters and that it should be victim-led and survivor-led. As we all know from our own experience of inquiries that have been initiated by the Government or this House, getting the form of the inquiry right is very important, as is getting the terms of reference right. Inquiries can range from non-statutory ones, such as that which led to the Scally report, which I think people would see as a good model, albeit in very different circumstances, to statutory inquiries, which can also be a very good model but that can take a long time. One thing we must bear in mind is that we do not want to do anything that might compromise any Garda inquiries or any prosecutions. It is possible to have an inquiry without doing this, but we need to have regard to the possibility that it might interfere with Garda inquiries, prosecutions or civil cases. We must ensure we do not make any mistakes in this regard.

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