Dr. Colin Hunt:

Ultimately, the scale, nature and timing of any share disposal is a decision for the State. My job and the job of all of us working in AIB is to ensure that the company continues to deliver an investable proposition to the market. We are very heavily engaged with our investor base. We will publish our interim results for the first half of this year towards the end of July. Our primary focus is on ensuring the performance of the bank is among the best of our peer group so that if and when the Government makes a decision to reduce its shareholding in the company, that can be seen as a successful and fairly valued transaction.