Opposition: Taoiseach trying to bury IBRC inquiry

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of attempting to bury the IBRC state investigation until after the election after it emerged the inquiry does not have the legal powers to properly examine what happened.

Opposition parties made the claim last night saying they have been blocked “at every turn” from scrutinising the issue, questioning how the controversy has only emerged five months after the inquiry was launched, and alleging the Coalition does not want any findings before voters go to the polls.

Yesterday, it emerged the five-month-old State investigation into the sale of Siteserv to businessman Denis O’Brien and 36 other company sales by IBRC between January 2009 and February 2013, is on the brink of collapse because it has not been given powers to examine key concerns.