Business rules hid deals, says McDonald

Commercial confidentiality was used to hide deals involving the former Anglo Irish Bank which caused grave concern to civil servants, the Dáil heard.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald made the charge as the sell-off of Siteserv continued to provoke political waves.

As the controversy dominated the Dáil for a third day, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin demanded to know why the firm had been sold to a company controlled by tycoon Denis O’Brien even though there were higher bids for it.