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

The preliminary discussions had taken place and he advised Mr. Rowntree that the board would consider the matter at its meeting on the 10th with a view to possible further engagement and that the respective Finance Ministers, Deputy Michael Noonan and Mr. Hamilton, had discussed the matter at a recent meeting. The minutes reflect the fact that the Minister for Finance's view was that it was a commercial matter for NAMA. They state: "The chairman broadly outlined what a NAMA sales process would entail". Did he tell Mr. Rowntree that it would be what he told us - a "bespoke" process?