Sadly, few in the Dáil are as clean as a whistleblower

HAS the whistle been blown on Dáil hypocrisy? Within hours of publishing new laws to protect those who shine light into the dark corners of society, Finance Minister Michael Noonan was ordering a garda inquiry to hunt down those responsible for the ‘Anglo tapes’ exploding onto the public consciousness.

Strange that we have not seen such speed in pursuit of the people responsible for the banking catastrophe, or in setting up a judge-led inquiry into the origins of the financial collapse and the disaster of the Anglo guarantee.

Opposition TDs backing the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill also expressed unease at the very public hand-wringing displayed by some Fine Gael deputies, who seemed to have no such battle with their consciences when cutting funding for vulnerable or disabled children.