IBRC inquiry terms of reference
Catherine Murphy asks whether the IBRC inquiry legislation and its terms of reference will be published and debated together; the Taoiseach promises to revert on the terms of reference.
I welcome the Commission of Investigation (IBRC) Bill which is listed on the Order Paper for Friday. I had understood it would be debated in parallel with agreed changes to the terms of reference. When will the terms of reference be published? Is it still the intention that the two will be debated at the same time?
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I am asking if the IBRC legislation and the terms of reference for the inquiry are to be debated at the same time. We have seen the legislation but not the terms of reference for the inquiry.
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We committed to try to get this legislation into the House as quickly as possible. I will have to advise the Deputy on the question she raised about the terms of reference. As she will be aware there were a number of detailed conversations about getting the Bill approved by Cabinet and bringing it on to the floor of the House. We wanted to do that as early as possible. I will revert to the Deputy about the terms of reference.