Rónán Mullen (Independent)

Senators O'Brien and Byrne are somewhat contradicting each other. I have no problem accepting what Senator O'Brien says, that we are capable of making unpopular decisions and of adjudicating certain matters. However, Senator Byrne gave the particular example of the Nyberg report. In the subtext of what Senator Byrne says there is that concern that one group of politicians might use an inquiry of the kind that is envisaged to say some quite unfair things or to draw some quite partial conclusions about other politicians. That is something my Fianna Fáil friends might very well wish to consider.