Charlie McCreevy has denied that he was reckless with the public finances - or that he should have spent more.

The former finance minister says his record in office has been misrepresented - and he stands by his record.

The former Fianna Fáíl TD is giving evidence at the Banking Inquiry this afternoon.

But the inquiry went into private session for some time after the former minister was accused of failing to answer questions.

Mr McCreevy would not give a direct answer when he was asked if he thought Ireland had experienced a property bubble.

The former minister said he wouldn't answer questions that didn't relate to his time in office - to the frustration of Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty: