Mick Wallace’s motion for Project Eagle investigation defeated in the Dáil

The Government has escaped an embarrassing Dáil vote calling for an inquiry into Nama’s Project Eagle deal, after being saved by a Fianna Fáil amendment.

Independents4Change TD Mick Wallace initially got his private motion in the Dáil passed — it calls for a commission of investigation into the agency’s Northern loan book sale.

But a later amendment by Fianna Fáil, which back Fine Gael in office, saved the day for the minority government after TDs agreed a probe should only happen after police finish their inquiries.