Ms Justice Laffoy, in her letter of resignation on 2 September, listed the principal ways in which the Government thwarted the work of her commission. The issue of compensation for the survivors of abuse, although raised in July 2000, was not dealt with until 2002. The issue of payment of legal costs to persons involved in the investigation committee, also raised in July 2000, was not dealt with until 2002. I refer to the decision to review the commission's mandate, which stalled its work, and the slow and contradictory way in which the commission's request for resources were handled. Ms Justice Laffoy proposed to allow the investigation committee to work as four committees instead of one. This would have incurred greater initial expenditure but would have resulted in a much more expeditious process for the victims of abuse. This would have alleviated the concerns expressed by the Minister, which ring hollow, and brought the work of the commission to a conclusion by 2005 and not 2011, by which time many people would have passed on, according to the Minister. That is not the case. If the resources were provided, four strands could work together and the matter would be cleared by the given date of 2005.