Madam, - I refer to Carol Coulter's article on judicial inquiries in your issue of September 26th.
In March 2003, the Law Reform Commission published a Consultation Paper on Public Inquiries Including Tribunals of Inquiry (LRC CP 22-2003), which is available on the Commission's website, www.lawreform.ie. The commission made a number of provisional recommendations on the need to consider alternative ways to inquire into issues of public importance and also for reforming the Tribunals of Inquiry Acts.
The commission intends to publish a report setting out its final views on this area and, in the meantime, would welcome comments from any person. - Yours, etc.,
JOHN QUIRKE, Secretary, The Law Reform Commission, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4.