JAIL the bankers

The president of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors brought up the thorny subject of why no-one from the Irish banking sector is facing a criminal investigation. Speaking at the association's annual conference Paschal Feeney said that the government should consult with the Garda Fraud Bureau and the Criminal Assets Bureau to see if legislation needs to be toughened up to let the detectives do their job. Feeney rightly complained that with the current promotion and recruitment freeze along with other cutbacks, officers will have even less resources to carry out investigations. Compared the United States and the UK, Irish authorities have been very slow to go after those responsible in even the most obvious cases of wrong doing. The public will is there to track down fraudsters but the political will is still lacking.