Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----the then Minister, but Mr. Daly did more than just advise of an unsolicited approach by PIMCO. He advised that the board would consider the matter on 10 October with a view to possible further engagement, that the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and Minister Hamilton, as it was then, had discussed the matter at the recent meetings. Mr. Daly also invited feedback from the Northern members and then he advised them that the matter was of the utmost political sensitivity.