A High Court judge has deferred, pending the outcome of a further hearing, a decision on whether to direct payment of about €10,500 arrears of living expenses to Sean Quinn Junior and his wife.

Complaints by Sean Quinn Junior and his wife Karen Woods about a recent failure to pay some of their €100,000 annual living expenses should be seen in the context of a “scheme of misappropriation on a grand scale”, the High Court has been told.

The son of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn has provided statements of Russian bank accounts held by himself and other family members to the IBRC and is anxious to finally purge his contempt of court orders, the High Court heard yesterday.

Seán Quinn Jr, the son of jailed businessman Seán Quinn, is prepared to sell the home he shares with his wife in a bid to purge his contempt of court, the High Court heard yesterday.

By Aodhan O'Faolain