FF attacked over Lost at Sea move

THE Ombudsman has said the move by Fianna Fáil members on the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee to favour party allegiance over the plight of a Donegal family has done damage to the citizens of the country.

Emily O’Reilly, the Ombudsman, said the decision to allow the Government impose a whip in the committee undermined its inquiry into the controversial Lost at Sea scheme.

She said Winifred Byrne, who lost her husband and son in the 1981 sinking of the Skifjord, was not treated fairly and should be eligible for more than €245,570 in compensation.