Catherine Murphy welcomes court ruling on Dáil privilege

Mr Justice Donald Binchy said it was never his intention that an order preventing publication of Mr O'Brien's banking arrangements with IBRC would prevent the fair reporting of Dáil statements.

Deputy Murphy said that the ruling vindicates the rights of elected representatives to raise matters of public concern and for those issues to be fairly reported in the media.

Deputy Murphy said that it is vital for democracy that clarification was provided.

"The substance of my concerns has always been to have a full, competent & independent inquiry into the wider governance issues in IBRC and I will continue to pursue that through the appropriate democratic channels available to me in the Oireachtas," she said.