Seanad debates
Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Second Interim Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements.
I am thankful the report spared us a recall of all the evidence, but we understand from the preface that the record of the testimony extended to over 35,000 pages. It is also true to say that they sat in public on a record number of sitting days. Matters have been reported on comprehensively. The conclusions, as the judge has said, are borne out by the evidence. He has expressed great regret about the level of non-co-operation and that people having been duly sworn did not tell the truth. He makes the point that the report has gone to the Director of the Public Prosecutions and he must decide, at his discretion, what appropriate action to take.
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