Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With regard to an investment return of 8% to 12%, most of the money that went from the State to the bank, approximately €15 billion, went via the NTMA and the National Pensions Reserve Fund. The National Pensions Reserve Fund has been successful in the past but average returns are approximately 6%. Why would the National Pensions Reserve Fund not hold onto its shares in AIB if the bank could rate guarantee a return of up to 12%?