Stormont to discuss crisis at Northern Ireland Water

The first in a series of crunch meetings takes place at Stormont later aimed at untangling what went on behind the scenes at Northern Ireland Water.

It has been claimed public trust has been broken in the crisis-hit company after four of its directors were sacked and a top civil servant was suspended.

The Government-owned company allocated £28.5m (€34.5m) worth of contracts without properly tendering the work.

The special sitting of the Regional Development Committee will take place in closed session.