Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I said in my previous reply, I expect to sign that commencement order within a fortnight, if not sooner. A tribunal has to do a lot of preparatory work before hearings are announced. That is normal and allows for people to make submissions and so forth. I do not anticipate any difference from the legal representation parties have had in previous tribunals of inquiry. A lot of progress has been made on staffing and on getting this up and running but a lot of preparatory work is required to get a tribunal of this nature established. It will require a lot of resources on the part of the Department and the Defence Forces to allow them to co-operate fully with the tribunal. Others making submissions will obviously also require support.

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