The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has publicly urged Michael Noonan to appear before him for questioning.

Sean Fleming says the finance minister is "a link in the chain" surrounding concerns about the sale of NAMA's Northern loans.

A spokesman for the minister says he is considering the invite, but stressed that it was "not normal practice" for ministers to attend.

But Deputy Fleming says there are questions that only Noonan is capable of answering:

The release of the Comptroller & Auditor General report into Project Eagle has led to several questions around Michael Noonan’s role.

The Public Accounts Committee meets this week and is likely to invite him for questions - but doubts have been raised about the minister's participation, after Leo Varadkar said he should not attend. 

Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly filed this report for Today FM's National Lunchtime News: