TD wishes to widen banking inquiry terms of reference

An Independent TD nominated to sit on the Oireachtas banking inquiry wants to widen its terms of reference to include the property bubble, as well as the actions of the current Government.

Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins said yesterday that he believed Taoiseach Enda Kenny should also be called before the probe to answer questions about how he “continued the bailout”.

Mr Higgins was nominated by the Dáil’s technical group to replace Independent TD Stephen Donnelly on the inquiry’s committee ahead of its first meeting tomorrow.