Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
6:05 pm
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Yes, an bord snip, as the Minister called it. My understanding is that when the discussions were taking place with the troika, it was intended that the savings set out by an bord snip would be put towards the payment of debt. The amount in question was approximately €5 billion.