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

We dealt with this matter earlier, and there was a vote on it. The reason we have the Ethics in Public Office Act is precisely because there should be independent oversight of ethics and standards in this State. That is why the Standards in Public Office Commission was set up. It is not appropriate for us to turn our Parliament into a Star Chamber or to try to take on the role or the work of SIPO. The commission has received a complaint and it will decide whether to carry out a preliminary inquiry. We should not seek to take its role. In my view, that would not be the right thing to do as a Parliament.

See this speech in context