James Bannon (Fine Gael)

This tribunal cost €18 million, sat for approximately 208 days and interviewed 169 witnesses. What is the Government afraid of? Why have we not debated the Barr tribunal in either House? It is shameful and flies in the face of democracy when journalists write books on the topic while we have not debated it in the House. The report is embarrassing to the Government because of the lack of resources given to the Garda Síochána for investment in legal advice.