The Dáil’s two most powerful committees are to combine their investigations into the proposed €292,000 salary for a top health official. The Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has already called for the process of the appointment to be halted and its chair Brian Stanley met John McGuinness, chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee at the behest of the Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl. “Four members of the PAC nominated by that committee will be facilitated in participating in meetings of the Finance Committee to question witnesses. The PAC will furnish the Finance Committee with copies of correspondence issued, and replies received. It was agreed the Finance Committee will be the committee responsible in the first instance for examining the matter.

Source: Irish Examiner February 11, 2021 19:05 UTC