"Not so tough now. Trampling on citizens' rights, breaking the law and defending those actions in the courts - on your behalf - is all within the remit of the Houses of the Oireachtas, apparently. But when it comes to being accountable for this behaviour, it's a different story. The law-breaking law-makers of our national parliament are claiming they don't have the power to say sorry."
"The Taoiseach disagrees. Micheál Martin asked the Oireachtas to resolve a long-running case of a private citizen who was treated unlawfully by the Dáil. Martin stepped in last year to try to end the saga after a Dáil committee broke the law in its questioning of former Rehab chief executive Angela Kerins."
The Houses of the Oireachtas defended unlawful questioning of a private citizen in court while simultaneously asserting that they lack the authority to apologise or be held accountable. Parliamentarians conducted questioning that trampled citizens' rights and broke the law, then defended those actions in the courts on behalf of the institution. The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, rejected the claim of no power and asked the Oireachtas to resolve the long-running case. The case centers on former Rehab chief executive Angela Kerins, who was unlawfully treated by a Dáil committee. Martin intervened last year to try to end the saga.
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