Welcome to Ireland: The land of inquiries and water charges

Here we go again. After six weeks of playing ducks and drakes with a genuine matter of public interest, the Government has reached for the red button of a commission of inquiry.

Once more the failure to address a serious issue in a manner befitting a parliamentary democracy has resulted in the whole thing being directed towards Inquiry Central.

Yesterday Michael Noonan announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate the sale of Siteserv and issues related to IBRC. Not a half-baked look-see, as first proposed, not an independent scooping exercise, but the full monty. This country is fast becoming the land of inquiries and water charges.