Tribunals end up as corporate welfare for overpaid lawyers

CRIMINAL activities, whether committed by common criminals or political ones, should be investigated by the gardaí.

If an investigation fails for some reason, then a public inquiry might be held to get to the heart of the matter. But in this country that whole process has been turned on its head.

We have had lawyers investigating at exorbitant rates of pay, and their investigative methods seem to make it virtually impossible to convict the culprits.