EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent
to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
reports dated March 3, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc. (the Corporation) and managements report on the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2005, and to the reference to us under the heading
Experts in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10, 2007