How true those old sayings

There is one member of the committee who just after the 2015 general election was appointed chairman of a State enterprise and with great haste moved to put things right.

There was a four-day public consultation with pomp and ceremony, after which a report was to be compiled and handed to the relevant line minister with, no doubt, a great future for this failing State enterprise. Little did we know that within six months this chairman would demit office.

Well a year and some months later, there still has been no report, at least made known to the very members of the public who took part in the consultations, and the State enterprise continues to struggle on at taxpayers’ expense. The report was either top class or not worth the paper it was printed on.

There is another old saying, “Don’t hold your breath”

C Peter via email