Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance

2:55 pm

Mr. John A. Moran:

I made reference to this issue in my statement. The process of developing that legislation involved the participation of people from my Department, other Departments and the Central Bank in a steering group which ultimately reported to a Cabinet sub-committee. The discussions involved a review of the various policy issues and the choices to be made in developing the legislation. There was a balance to be struck as to how the Bill would deal with creditors and classes of creditors. That was part of the process.