Housing

Pressure on McVerry Trust to appear before housing committee after €15 million government bailout

Charity told politicians it is not in a position to answer their questions while two statutory investigations remain ongoing

Eoin Ó’Broin: “I would urge the Peter McVerry Trust to reconsider.” Picture: RollingNews.ie

TDs on the Oireachtas housing committee have called on the Peter McVerry Trust to appear before them to answer questions over the organisation’s future following months of financial turmoil at the housing and homeless charity.

The trust on Tuesday told politicians that representatives of the organisation were not in a position to come before the committee in mid-January, claiming it would be “premature” to answer questions while two statutory investigations remain ongoing.

The charity also ...