Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage
2:30 pm
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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Irrespective of whether or not we believe it was the right choice - I would dispute that with the Minister - this is black and white, not subjective. It is laid down in the articles of the foundation of the bank. There is a privilege assigned to the other European countries that are now deemed founder members regarding their right to appoint the director or an alternative director in the euro area, and we do not have that privilege. We fall into the second category, which is a lower-----