Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Public Accounts Committee

Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed)

9:00 am

Ms Éilish Finan:

There was a discussion about the pros and cons. During my tenure the board decided it was potentially opportunistic and potentially an easier, quicker gain. We would always have been mindful of our requirement to sell the assets expeditiously for the benefit of the Irish taxpayer. There was a challenge and a contrarian view, but the collaboration, discussion and ultimately the decision was that we would explore the opportunity.