Northern Ireland's deputy first minister says there's no reason why anyone - on either side of the border - would not co-operate with a Commission of Investigation into NAMA.

Martin McGuinness says everyone should support the goal of getting to the bottom of how the sale of the Northern loans was handled.

The DUP first minister Arlene Foster says she wants to prioritise criminal investigations into any wrongdoing.

But Martin McGuinness says anyone who doesn't co-operate with the inquiry will only raise further suspicion:

Meanwhile it's claimed that the new Commission of Investigation is set to be expanded to look into broader issues at the agency.

Social Democrats TD Roisin Shortall, who attended last night's meeting of opposition leaders with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, says the inquiry is likely to be modular - with broader examination of NAMA's operations included in time: