Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

I commend the motion. It is important the commission of investigation gets underway quickly. I welcome the appointment of Mr. Nyberg, former director general for financial services at the Finnish Ministry of Finance, and the work of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, of which I am a member. I look forward to both these investigations bringing more clarity to the mistakes of the past. It is a great sign of the maturity of our democracy that we are prepared to take the time to examine the mistakes of the past and learn from them. These processes will do that and will build on the already good work in terms of the structural changes we have made over the past couple of years. I thank the Minister of State and commend the motion.