Coalition lashed over banking probe majority

The Government’s addition of two members to the banking inquiry to secure a majority has caused anger among backbenchers, with one Fine Gael TD publicly calling on the Taoiseach to remove a coalition member.

It comes as Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin accused Enda Kenny of abandoning a democratic decision made when the original nine members were put in place, in order to “seize control” of the hearings.

“This has been a bad week for politics in Ireland,” Mr Martin said.