Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am doing that as Leader of the House, notwithstanding the grave injustices to the O'Farrell family, which is what this motion is about, and the tragedy and the anguish they have gone through and are still going through. I commend them on their bravery, perseverance and integrity. That is what we must at all times keep at the forefront of what we are about today and in the future.

I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality for coming into the House today, for making himself available to us, and for changing his schedule. I appreciate that, in sincerity, because it is easy to table motions on the Order Paper and expect Ministers to change their schedules quickly.

In saying that, I lend my support to the need to have justice given to Shane O'Farrell and his family. I think all of us, in reading about this case and reading about his tragic loss of life, recognise that notwithstanding the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, inquiry, we have a scoping exercise, and I wish Judge Haughton well in that. Everything that we do must be about justice, truth and accountability.