Drama at the Abbey: Nama to be probed over theatre deal

PAC set to quiz agency over off-market deal for prime site; Sean Fleming: ‘concern over lack of Nama transparency’

Further political pressure is mounting on Nama, with the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee set to demand answers from the agency over its role in an off-market property deal involving the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.

The committee intends to quiz the agency over the deal, which allowed the Abbey Theatre to acquire a prime Dublin city centre site for just €1.5 million without seeking alternative bids.

Sean Fleming, the Fianna Fáil TD who chairs the ...