Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I wish to repeat a call I made in December for a debate on the tribunals. Such a debate should, if possible, involve a progress report from each of the tribunals setting out the modules completed, modules in progress and, in particular, modules still outstanding.

I am seeking this debate for two reasons. First, the timespan of eight or nine years in which people have found themselves before these tribunals is contrary to the well-accepted principle that justice delayed is justice denied. Second, perhaps it would be an opportunity to refocus. Some of the outstanding issues might well be more suitable to a commission of investigation and it might be advisable that this would be looked at now rather than allowing an interminable process to continue.