PAC split on whether to release evidence of Garda whistleblower McCabe

The Dáil’s powerful Public Accounts Committee is split on whether to release evidence given to it by Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe behind closed doors.

Heated exchanges ripped across the committee as Independent TD Shane Ross warned that members should not try to “bury” the evidence that Sgt McCabe provided regarding penalty point waivers at a private sitting last week.

Fine Gael TD John Deasy accused Mr Ross of having an “insatiable thirst for publicity”.