Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

No. The source of my information about this matter is my Department. In view of the concerns raised with me by Deputy Burton and because of concerns which I developed myself from media coverage, when the decision was made to capitalise Anglo Irish Bank for €1.5 billion, I specifically asked my Department, in the course of the due diligence, to examine the nature and character of the Quinn transaction.

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