Mr. Stephen Groarke:

I cannot really comment on AIB because I would not be able to see its internal accounting and regulatory reporting papers. All I can go on is the conversations we have had with the SSM, in which we have sought to ascertain whether there is a technical route through reclassifying the loans as performing. We have sought answers to the questions we and MEPs have had about this issue. I refer to the need for the SSM and EBA working group to finalise its views on the matter.