PAC chairman’s style has made him ‘enemies’

A Fine Gael TD has claimed the Government thinks the Public Accounts Committee chairman has “crossed the line” and that is why information has been leaked to force him from his position.

PAC chairman John McGuinness faced queries from committee members yesterday over remarks he made about his wife’s travel, and spending in the Department of Enterprise when he was a junior minister.

Questions have been raised about his position as chairman in recent days, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny saying the controversy has damaged PAC.