Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The expert panel was set up with the task of establishing the facts. Senator Mac Lochlainn has his facts and he has assumed a particular position. That is fine. He is very much involved and was involved in this issue before I was. The "Prime Time" programme addressed certain issues as well, but a panel has been set up, independent of Senator Mac Lochlainn, me or anyone else, to establish the facts. That is the first procedure to be implemented.

If the Senator does not mind, it would be advisable for us to stay with that. It will take a couple of months for the panel to complete its work and I will engage with it and work with it and will visit the sites myself. That is the situation and it is important to establish the full facts behind this. We will take it from there. Senator Mac Lochlainn will have to understand that. Most colleagues, of all parties and none, would accept that-----