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Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: The former Taoiseach, John Bruton, started them.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: He was quoting Mr. Fred Morris, though, the judge.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: He is entitled——

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: He is when he is empowered by the Oireachtas. The Deputy actually voted for this.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: He is allowed——

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I do not believe there is any requirement on him to apologise. I am quite good at doing that and I do not believe the Minister, my senior colleague, should.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: What is the Deputy referring to?

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I am just inquiring.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: Does the Deputy not believe we should be self-critical as regards how we conduct ourselves? It is no harm for us to criticise ourselves from time to time.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: Yes, but we should take that on board.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I am delighted——

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy is lucky I am not snoring through his contribution.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: No.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: Of course.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: It was the Garda, not the Government, that challenged that particular committee's work, but it was the courts that set it aside.

Official Engagements. (5 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: We may be optimistic but we are not that optimistic.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Nov 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 325 together. The Government announced, as part of the Budget measures, that funding to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism would cease and its functions would be absorbed into my Office to be administered directly by it. Funding for this group will cease by the end of this year.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I thank the many Senators who made contributions to this very important debate. It is important to note that we have been well served by the Garda Síochána since independence in 1922. I am always conscious of that because my maternal grandfather joined the force in 1922 and rose to the rank of chief superintendent. I am reminded of a divisional meeting he attended in Limerick in the...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Conor Lenihan: I do not wish to be political. From a taxpayer's point of view, we must look at how these things are constructed. We need to learn from Mr. Justice Morris's report and how it did its work. It was certainly not cheap. I accept what Senator Walsh said in regard to capping fees. That would be laudable in the short to medium term. However, the tribunal has done its work very effectively....

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Conor Lenihan: Both of those men have had admirable and positive public service careers in this House and that is what motivates them, as it motivates all of us in the Lower House, not to aggrandise but to serve the community and society in the best way possible. There is an issue around how we use information, privileged or otherwise, that comes into our hands and how we deploy that. Mr. Justice Morris...