PAC expresses distaste about ruling that limits what committee can ask in hearings

Marc MacSharry alleged that the imposition of the narrow definitions of the committee’s remit was a result of the adverse decision of the Supreme Court against PAC regarding former Rehab chief executive Angela Kerins.

The membership of the Public Accounts Committee has spoken of its distaste for a new Oireachtas ruling which could serve to “nobble” the work of committees.

Speaking at the committee’s meeting this afternoon to discuss its programme of work, Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry spoke of Standing Order 218, a newly drafted order which defines what the committee can ask about in its hearings.