Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not trying to paint a rosy picture. The National Pensions Reserve Fund had a single objective: to maximise funds on behalf of the Irish nation. The fund invested. Then, the strategy changed. It was altered and moved towards bringing the money home to invest in Irish companies to benefit Irish jobs. Without having made that decision years ago, we would not have an extra 220,000 jobs in the country at the moment.