Banking inquiry report may not be ‘salvageable’ or published before election

Members of the banking inquiry have warned the multi-million-euro investigation’s year-long report into what caused the economic crisis may not be “salvageable” and, at best, may not be published before the general election.

A number of TDs and senators who comprise the 11-strong team tasked with examining how the crash occurred issued the warning before “crisis” talks this morning over the scale of the inquiry’s problems.

Members will meet today to discuss issues they have with the draft report of the inquiry they were given access to earlier this week and were expected to sign off on next month.