Public hearings may not begin before 2015 despite law reform

Public hearings into the long awaited banking inquiry may not begin until 2015, according to Oireachtas sources examining the potential investigation.

Delays accessing hundreds of thousands of pages of documents and difficulties in getting witnesses to appear before an Oireachtas inquiry could prolong its commencement.

Enda Kenny faced calls for an inquiry into banks and events surrounding the night of the 2008 bank guarantee yesterday.