Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy said this was being asked for the third time today. I have not played politics with this issue, nor should he. He should not be saying things like "It is not credible". It is an external audit. It is independent of this House, independent of me and independent of the Minister, and that is the way it should be. Therefore, less of the high, self-righteous rhetoric about this. I understand the anxiety that parents have. We want to get to the bottom of it in a comprehensive, independent way that stands the test of time and with that very essential independence the report should have, but also to completion. It was raised three times today. All the assertions have been that we do not want to face up to the truth or reveal the truth. Of course we want to reveal the truth; no holds barred, no holding anything back. We cannot go by a draft report that gets circulated to The Ditch because we have to go by legal and proper procedure,-----

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