Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2020-10-16
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Mary Seery Kearney (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

For clarification purposes, perhaps my emphasis was misplaced. The statutory instrument particularly states the confidential committee shall produce a report of a general nature. All that should happen, and all that should result at the end of the confidential committee's work should be the general report and not a lot of documents or anything that would constitute evidence. My point is it will not get to the Minister to decide what is evidence as it should not exist in the first place if the commission is adhering to the terms of the statutory instrument. The amendment is, therefore, necessary because there should not be anything.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-16