Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Just very finally and on a different issue, we had Tony O'Connell, the chief economist of the Central Bank in here, who, as part of his evidence, made reference to what he called "the political and property interests on the board". Can I ask, from your perspective in the Department of Finance, did the Department of Finance, you and your colleagues feel that there was any, sort of, a political or property complexion among the authorities in the Central Bank?