Joe Higgins has said the current laws on Oireachtas inquiries aren't fit for purpose – and should never be used again.
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The Socialist TD was commenting after he announced he wouldn't be signing the final report of the Banking Inquiry, of which he's a member.
In an open letter to the inquiry chairman he says it was inevitable that a majority of members would support the status of banks, and he couldn't sign their report as a result.
But he says the law governing the inquiry makes it too difficult to even ask a straight question of many witnesses.
