Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)

It would be helpful if we could establish that, given Mr. Makhlouf said earlier or at least indicated in response to Deputy Brennan, that he would like to think that the work of the committee and so on contributed to a decision made by the Israeli state not to, for want of a better description, re-engage the Central Bank of Ireland in terms of the approval of a new prospectus. That is information that, in my view, Mr. Makhlouf should be freely making available to the committee. It would certainly help us in our deliberations of the value of the work we have done and what impact that may have had on that decision.

It is a straightforward question and I am disappointed Mr. Makhlouf does not seem to be in a position to answer it. It is a straightforward question on when the Central Bank received the information. If Mr. Makhlouf is not prepared to put that information on the record, it is disappointing. I would expect a little more transparency and accountability from the Central Bank on this.