PAC engaged in a frolic, claims Kerins

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee’s questioning of former Rehab Group CEO Angela Kerins about payments of public monies to Rehab seemed based on “some concept of accountability”, the High Court has been told.

PAC engaged in “a frolic” for which it had no mandate and no basis in law, John Rogers, counsel for Ms Kerins, contended yesterday. He said the PAC appeared to think its hearings were necessary as part of an inquiry into the affairs of the charity sector and the justification seemed based on a concept of accountability with Ms Kerins and others from Rehab treated as persons “accounting” to PAC. .

Some PAC members made comments demonstrating bias towards Ms Kerins, he argued.