Enda Kenny eyes second poll to beef up Dáil probe powers

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that he would consider the possibility of holding a second referendum to give more powers to Oireachtas inquiries in future.

Enda Kenny eyes second poll to beef up Dáil probe powers

Speaking amid criticisms of the banking inquiry, Mr Kenny said a more robust process would be preferable.

Mr Kenny said: “I do accept that it was limited and constrained in what the members could do, and they did a great deal of work on it.”

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