Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senators Buttimer and Dooley. They have engaged in the committee and in real detail here. We broadly agree on the immediate need for this legislation to ensure that our MCIB board is quorate and that we do not leave any gaps in the institutions of the State, that we accept the court judgment and act on it immediately. As I said in the committee, I have committed, subject to the legal advice from the Attorney General, that we will publish the Clinch report and we will undertake further reform in this area later this year to further modernise our investigation mechanisms. It is important, however, that we now act quickly to get the existing board fully quorate and I appreciate the support of the Senators in this regard. I look forward to getting this legislation through Committee and Report Stages quickly, hopefully, and to having the Bill enacted.