Fianna Fáil has hit out at the Government following its announcement of an extremely narrow 'review' and avoiding any 'real' independent investigation over the sale of Siteserv.

Leader Micheál Martin said the appointment of a judge to "merely monitor transactions" at the IBRC does "not go nearly far enough".

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He said: "The terms of reference are far too narrow. There is no effort whatsoever to address the fundamental conflict of interest that still remains unchallenged. A 'monitoring' role will do nothing to get to the bottom of the Siteserv sale and the decisions that were made on behalf of taxpayers.

"This is a very clear attempt by Government to avoid the full and independent investigation that this controversy clearly warrants."

(CD/MH)