Dáil anger over FitzPatrick snub

SEAN FitzPatrick and others who fail to appear before Oireachtas committees are unlikely to be compelled to do so while other state agencies investigate their affairs, it emerged last night.

The former Anglo Irish Bank chairman was due before the Dáil’s Economic and Regulatory Affairs Committee yesterday, but claimed he could not do so for legal reasons.

That prompted an angry reaction from committee members and others keen to hear from Mr Fitzpatrick over his dealings at Anglo, and sparked fresh calls for new legislation that would compel people to appear before committees.