Seanad debates
Friday, 4 July 2003
Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Motion.
The issues facing us and the forthcoming legislation will give us an opportunity to examine the role of tribunals, how they are constructed and how they operate. Perhaps we can find a more efficient way of doing it. At no stage should any of us be taken by the opinion that we should cease to investigate corruption because of costs or length of time. While people want heads on plates, we have to be responsible and allow due process, regardless of our opinions. The long-term view has to be in the interests of the State, the public and those of us who are elected to public office that we should operate and carry on our work to the highest standard.
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