Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the groups and bodies that he consulted before publishing the Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005; and the extent of their involvement in the drafting process. [16837/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Tribunals of Inquiry Bill gives effect to recommendations contained in the 2005 Report of the Law Reform Commission on Public Inquiries Including Tribunals of Inquiries. That final Report was preceded by the Commission's Consultation Paper of 2003. The Bill also gives statutory backing to several statements made by the Minister for Finance regarding fees payable to legal representatives of persons who are party to proceedings before tribunals of inquiry.

The Deputy will appreciate that consultations and representations continue as a feature in relation to a Bill following its publication.