Longboat Quay scandal means reprieve for Dublin Docklands Development Authority

A quango which was due to be abolished must remain in place as a result of the Longboat Quay scandal.

Politicians have found that the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) was paying over the odds for land when it knew the property market was at risk of overheating.

However, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that the quango, which is to be dissolved, remains in place until liabilities arising from the need to remedy fire structural deficiencies at the Longboat Quay apartment complex are discharged.