I support calls by Senator Whelan to establish a commission of inquiry into the brutal murder of Fr. Niall Molloy. Fr. Molloy was a Roscommon man and was given the Person of the Year award in 1985, the year of his death. He was a regular caller to my home place.

The Senator should not go into such detail. I have pointed out to Senator Whelan, who was leading the Labour Party group today, that this is not the appropriate forum.

I have a question for the Leader, but I have a few points I must make first.

Ask the Leader a question.

As Fr. Molloy's father was a Senator in this House, we ought to give him justice. Prior to the general election Fine Gael and the Labour Party pledged to establish a commission of inquiry into his brutal murder and this must be honoured. This man was left to die for six hours following a wedding in Clara, County Offaly. He did not receive medical assistance in that time.

We do not need that detail on the Order of Business. There are more appropriate forums for dealing with this issue.

This man's life was ended following his attendance at a wedding. It is widely acknowledged that this was the biggest cover-up in the history of the State.

It is inappropriate for the Order of Business, as I have pointed out to Senator Whelan.

Let me summarise by complimenting Gemma Doherty on the untiring investigative work she has done on this case and on keeping it high on the agenda.

The Senator knows he cannot mention the names of people who are not here to defend themselves, whether it is in a good light or a poor light. I ask the Senator to refrain from naming people.

This is very well documented and is not something I am reinventing.

It does not matter. That is not the point.

When something looks and smells like a rotten apple, it certainly is a rotten apple. The Minister for Justice and Equality should honour his pre-election pledge and establish a commission of inquiry into Fr. Molloy's death.

This is not the appropriate forum.

It must be independent and we cannot have gardaí investigating other gardaí in this case.