The head of the State's corporate law watchdog is expected to discuss his department's investigation into Sean Fitzpatrick at an Oireachtas committee today.
Ian Drennan's Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) was heavily criticised during the trial of the Anglo Irish Bank Chairman which ultimately collapsed in part due to unease over the ODCE's handling of the investigation.
Mr Drennan will share his views on proposals to evolve the ODCE into a stand-alone agency with more investigative tools and autonomy.
Committee Chair Deputy Mary Butler said it is important to learn from mistakes of the past.
Ms Butler said: "This statutory body that has been put in place is going to replace the ODCE and we are currently undertaking scrutiny on that particular bill.
"So Mr Drennan, the Director of the ODCE, will be coming before our committee to discuss the heads of the bill and also to discuss the issues in relation to the collapse of the Sean FitzPatrick trial because the issues are interlinked, they are intermixed."
