The agreement of the bidders on the IBRC mortgage book to voluntarily comply with the consumer code on mortgage arrears is unenforceable and has not even been written down, according to the IBRC special liquidators.

The Government is still refusing to reveal any information on how many former AIB directors have agreed to return their six-figure pensions to the State.

Ireland's buoyant exports sector is beginning to outweigh the effects of negative factors in the economy, Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has said.