Cianan Brennan: Covid-19 has left Oireachtas committees toothless 

The PAC had its wings clipped a couple of years ago, following a Supreme Court ruling, and members are now struggling to hold officials to account

The former FAI supremo John Delaney, who stayed silent at the Sport committee’s meeting in April 2019. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

We have become used to the bizarre effect that Covid-19 restrictions have had on our national parliament.

From Dáil votes in Dublin’s Convention Centre — a venue which will never feel right no matter how long it ends up being used — to the Seanad meeting in the Dáil chamber, everything has become skewed, particularly for seasoned Oireachtas junkies.