Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion

4:50 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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IBRC was liquidated overnight, albeit with a little work. We all remember the shenanigans associated with the relevant legislation in the Dáil Chamber. The consequence of that is the sale of the loans of 13,000 mortgage holders. My focus is not solely on those mortgages, because mortgage holders with the Royal Bank of Scotland are in exactly the same boat and do not have any protection. That issue was not the subject of much attention. Ms Nolan stated that her only interest was to ensure Royal Bank of Scotland was not bailed out by the State. I am interested in the citizens who hold mortgages provided by that bank.