James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I return to the tendering process. My colleague in the Dáil, Deputy Jim O'Keeffe, successfully convinced the Minister of the merits of tendering for lawyers in the debate on the Commissions of Investigation Act. The Minister, Deputy Roche, is probably aware of that. I would like to see the same process being used to engage lawyers for tribunals of inquiry. Perhaps the Minister will consider it.

The Minister spoke about openness and transparency. The tribunal must publish its reports as soon as they are complete rather than wait for the end of a specified period by which time people will have forgotten about them. The problem with the Mahon tribunal——