Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste has gone back a little bit. What happened here, the length of time and the whole lot, was simply unacceptable. It took a documentary to spur the Government into action but that is now history. At this point, have the administrative staff been appointed? Is a full team now in place? When will the statutory instrument be signed? Will it be signed today or tomorrow? Are the administrative staff in place? The actual procedures are also very important for people. This is a tribunal into the effectiveness of the complaints process, which is absurd in itself but that is where we are. It is clear that the complaints process was totally inadequate and ineffective and led to abuse of process. That is my opinion and it is certainly the opinion of many others as well. To make sure that there is trust, we need clarity on how people are going to make their submissions and on the legal advice that will be available to them. Will legal advice be available to them? Will that be made clear on the first day the tribunal sits? When will the tribunal sit for its opening day?

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