PAC cannot probe officials over loss of IBRC minutes

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee has been blocked from questioning Department of Finance officials over how they lost IBRC board meeting minutes in a move described as a “wet blanket” to smother debate.

Oireachtas legal experts made the decision after two hours of advice given to the committee yesterday.

The PAC had been due to question senior Department of Finance officials about last week’s revelations that seemingly lost IBRC board minutes were “miraculously” found as Finance Minister Michael Noonan launched a commission of investigation into the bank.