Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Public Accounts Committee
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017
9:00 am
Mr. Conor O'Kelly:
No, it is not. We want a sustainable commercial return that is reasonable and above the cost of debt, which is currently around 3%. A blended return on the portfolio does not have to maximise profit. It has to produce a commercial return. What we want to do is invest taxpayers' money, get it back, make a modest return and make an impact on the economy. That is the design of the fund. If we build 15,000 houses, invest €730 million, we get our money back, plus a modest return and build 15,000 houses, that is a good outcome. It will probably have the effect of-----
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