Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for presenting their reports and dealing with our queries. Turning to the issue of the State's holdings in the various financial institutions, I understand that more AIB shares are being offloaded by the State. It was also announced before Christmas that the State would offload approximately 15% of its holdings over time. Regarding the cost to the State on day one and the potential return over the next three years, has the Department examined this aspect for Permanent TSB and AIB? In the context of the uncertainty of the market now, is a plan set out in this regard? I ask the witnesses to outline where we are with trying to recoup some of the moneys put in some ten or 12 years ago.