Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)

Precisely. To follow on from this, as matters stand, there is nothing to stop the Minister from putting funds into the National Pensions Reserve Fund in the morning, if he wishes, by way of front-loading. The point is that were the Minister to invest such moneys into any of the listed institutions, the matter should be brought back before this House to be discussed and approved. It is as simple as that.

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