Permanent tsb p.l.c. (PTSB) & Mr David Guinane Inquiry

An Inquiry Pursuant to Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942 concerning permanent tsb p.l.c. (PTSB) & Mr David Guinane concluded in October 2025. The Written Decision of the Inquiry, dated 23 April 2025 (“Inquiry Decision”), which was published on 29 October 2025, was appealed by Mr Guinane to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal (IFSAT).

IFSAT has now overturned the Inquiry Decision. The IFSAT Decision dated 21 September 2026 is available on the IFSAT website. The Central Bank has issued a public statement regarding the appeal outcome. As a result, the Inquiry Decision and the related Decision on Publication have been removed from this webpage. 

View details of the costs (PDF 136.02KB) incurred by the Central Bank in connection with the investigation and the Inquiry.

Inquiry Member

Mr Peter Hinchliffe

Inquiry Proceedings

2025-01-29 Opening Statement of Mr Peter Hinchliffe | pdf 588 KB 2024-02-21 Opening Statement of Mr Peter Hinchliffe | pdf 235 KB 2023-06-26 Opening Statement of Mr Peter Hinchliffe | pdf 229 KB 2023-10-11 Opening Statement of Mr Peter Hinchliffe | pdf 233 KB

 Past Inquiry Notices