Rehab ‘cannot force’ Kerins to attend PAC

Rehab has said it cannot force its former chief executive, Angela Kerins, to appear before next week’s meeting of the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee because she no longer works for the charity, as of today.

It was responding to comments from the committee chairman, John McGuinness, who said he “absolutely expects” Ms Kerins — along with her predecessor, Frank Flannery — to attend Thursday’s meeting as part of its examination of how the disability group spends €90m of State money a year.

Mr Flannery, who resigned last month as director of the Rehab board, as well as members of the remuneration committee, have all been invited to give evidence next week