Transparency mantra no more than a mirage

So, were they small steps for a newly-found accountability?

Transparency mantra no more than a mirage

Have we just witnessed the re-emergence of that great Fine Gael God, OTA — openness, transparency and accountability? Or is it just the opening act of the annual silly season which is newly arrived or even an optical illusion?

Some of us older folk will remember back in the day during a previous incarnation of Fine Gael, that OTA was the mantra de jour. Indeed, prior to the last general election, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, without naming her, committed to the immediate return of OTA if he was given enough seats to form a government. The election came and went, Enda was elected Taoiseach but a trace of OTA there was none. In the intervening timeframe, there has been much dirty linen washed in public. Unfortunately, the fall-out confirmed our suspicions that accountability and responsibility were still missing. So what’s happened in recent days to make this worth writing about?

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