Inquiry begins first trawl for information

The first trawl for information compelling banks, departments, and state agencies to co-operate with the banking inquiry has begun.

The Oireachtas inquiry yesterday wrote to AIB, Bank of Ireland, the Department of Finance, and the Central Bank, among others, with requests for documents.

Inquiry chairman Ciarán Lynch said it was the first phase of documents to be sought by the probe using its powers of compellability.