SiteServ sale: Noonan - Review will look at malpractice or criminal acts

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has insisted that a review of the Siteserv deal can be done at arms length before a full-blown inquiry into the controversial sale is decided on.

The expert review will examine if any malpractice, criminal offences or unsound business was engaged in when the company was sold at a loss of €100m to the taxpayer.

He and Taoiseach Enda Kenny have not ruled out setting up a full inquiry into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation deal and will decide when the review is finished after the summer.