Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the Minister for Finance's role in this, Mr. Soffe has said that the Minister sought a discreet and confidential process. Mr. Soffe said that, "given the recent history of this island, it would have been unthinkable for NAMA to have ignored the impact of its actions on the Northern Ireland economy and on North-South relations". It comes back to the issue of motivation. Did that thinking affect how expeditiously the process was proceeded with and the discount that was applied?