Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-02-24
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

I had not intended this but I am returning to the matter of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. Why did the Government allow a motion to be passed earlier in respect of extending the term of the commission if it was not going to act upon it? That is a really cynical exercise in politics. It brings to mind stroke politics. If the Government is not going to act on the motion, why allow it to pass? Why do such a disservice to the House, to the contributions and to the testimonies of survivors who contacted all of us? No one here is claiming moral superiority. I totally reject the Taoiseach's implication earlier that we were claiming such superiority. We have a different view from the Minister. We were proven correct on GDPR, access to archives and the retrieval of testimonies.
Nobody is claiming moral superiority but when that commission dissolves in a few days' time, steps like a judicial review will not be able to take place and that is wrong. If the commission dissolves-----

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Sitting date: 2021-02-24