Government accused of using Dáil committees as 'patsies'

Government has been accused of using a powerful Dáil committees as "patsies" after it emerged two back-room staff working on the cross-party group's Project Eagle report were secretly taken off the project, causing a two month delay in its work, writes Fiachra Ó'Cionnaith

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald and unaligned Independent TD Catherine Connolly made the claim 24 hours after Finance Minister Michael Noonan was forced to deny he is "rowing back" on a commission of investigation into the scandal.