Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been circulated to a legal firm prior to or after the Government agreeing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/15]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been requested by legal firms to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6631/15]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Taoiseach the protocol in place in his Department to deal with requests from legal firms for draft motions on setting up commissions of inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/15]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Taoiseach the number of requests he has received directly from Members of Dáil Éireann requesting draft motions on setting up a commission of inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/15]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 to 167, inclusive, together.

The Fennelly Commission of Investigation is the only Commission of Investigation established under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 for which I have administrative responsibility since I became Taoiseach.

Neither my Department nor I received a request for a draft motion or draft terms of reference for the Fennelly Commission before it was established by the Government from either a legal firm or a member of Dáil Éireann.

Similarly, neither my Department nor I provided a draft motion or draft terms of reference for the Fennelly Commission before it was established by the Government to either a legal firm or a member of Dáil Éireann.

As the Deputy will already be aware from the discussion during Leader's Questions on 3 February this year, on 21 November 2014 my Department provided a legal firm with a copy of the draft Order to establish the O'Higgins Commission, for which the Minister for Justice and Equality has administrative responsibility, after it was approved by the Government on 19 November 2014. A copy of my Department's letter is available on .

If the Deputy wants to know the position in relation to any other Commission of Investigation I suggest that he take the matter up directly with the appropriate Minister with administrative responsibility for the Commission concerned.