Queries by Dáil about Moriarty Tribunal deflected

Repeated Dáil attempts to find out if there has been any progress in acting on the Moriarty Tribunal findings have resulted in the same holding statement response from the Government since May 2012.

A series of parliamentary question responses to TDs across the political divide have each led to the same coalition response that gardaí have not started a full investigation because they are still waiting for the DPP to decide if one can be opened. Since May 2012, 15 months after the €100m state-funded 14-year investigation published its findings, members of Fianna Fáil, the Social Democrats, Sinn Féin and Independents have asked whether any progress has been made.

However, on each occasion a near identical Government response has been issued by various cabinet members stating that further inquiries into the findings of the corruption investigation have stalled.