Is FG as open as it claims to be?

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has asked for the Moriarty Tribunal report to be referred to the DPP and Garda Commissioner for further investigation.

This is surely an empty gesture as Mr Kenny would be aware that the findings of a tribunal of inquiry cannot be used in a criminal case.

Michael Noonan, when Fine Gael leader, banned corporate donations to that party in 2001 as he recognised that financial support from business to politicians is perceived by the public to have one purpose — the securing of commercial advantage.