Oireachtas to grill EU Commission over Article 16 issue

Vice-president of the EU Commission Maroš Šefčovič to appear before the Committee on European Union Affairs via videolink over the events that led to the debacle in January

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has apologised for the 'mistakes' which saw Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol on Brexit being triggered. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The vice-president of the EU Commission is set to be grilled over the Article 16 controversy in an Oireachtas Committee on Tuesday.

Maroš Šefčovič will appear before the Committee on European Union Affairs via videolink over the events that led to the debacle.