Seanad debates
Tuesday, 6 July 2004
Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
4:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
There is a big difference between being able to respond to something in written form as opposed to verbally. If a person was allowed to attend and pick into the evidence, he or she would have a much better chance of saving his or her reputation than if he or she put something on paper. This is an obvious point which explains why we have courts, evidence and cross-examination in the first place.
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