AS THE Government this weekend reaches the milestone of its first 100 days in office, the time is right to reflect upon the actions, or in many cases non-actions, by our illustrious political leaders, writes Daniel McConnell

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is considering a “full-blown” Moriarty tribunal-style inquiry into the IBRC and Siteserv saga due to ongoing difficulties facing the investigation.

AFTER so many fiscal cuts, Taoiseach Enda Kenny must now make the trickiest calculation of all and weigh up the political consequences of going for a cut-and-run general election after the October Budget.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan will this week come under pressure to answer growing questions around how his department addressed concerns about the sale of Siteserv by IBRC.

Having read through your reports on the Siteserv controversy (Irish Examiner, April 24) — which seems to consist of little more than a ‘pass-the-parcel’ exercise by the central players — I was left with that familiar sense that ministers in Irish governments carry responsibility for nothing and are accountable to no-one.