€30m spent on banking advice

The Central Bank forked out almost €30m last year for advice on the winding down of Anglo and the restructuring of the banking system.

The figure was on top of a further €30m spent by the Department of Finance on legal, accountancy and other advice since the crisis took hold in 2008.

Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Rothschild are among firms that were paid multi-million euro sums by the state.