Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion
4:15 pm
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The trouble is that when one keeps repeating a hypothesis, it suddenly becomes a reality. There is no evidence whatsoever that any of the Irish banks will need additional capital next year. What is certain is that there will be stress testing next year, but the Irish banks are very well capitalised. I have no evidence at present that they require any additional capital.