Michael D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Her book follows on from where her submission concluded. On page 1 of the introduction her book reads, "Although the Irish public mind is perhaps convinced that corruption is a prevailing feature of political life, there has been almost no empirical investigation into the veracity of this assumption". What is Dr. Byrne's opinion about the "prevailing feature of political life" that the public is convinced is corrupt?