Irish Ready to Quiz Bankers Amid Concern That Bubble Back

Ireland’s banking inquiry could help avoid a repeat of western Europe’s worst real-estate crash as house prices surge again, according to the chairman of a parliamentary probe into the country’s financial meltdown.

Prime Minister Enda Kenny set up the 11-member inquiry to uncover the “full truth” about the banking crisis which drove the country into an international bailout in 2010. The group, which began private meetings in June, will start public hearings next year, with a final report due by November 2015.