Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

It is appropriate, in the context of what has been discussed. My second question relates to the commitment given to me here three weeks ago by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, that the conduct of certain audit and accounting firms - specifically Ernst & Young and KPMG with regard to their relationship with Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society - would be included under the terms of investigation. What progress has been made to commence that process? Can the Tánaiste indicate whether the investigation into the role of these audit and accounting firms and their relationship with those particular financial institutions has commenced? Given these firms have a direct role in the business of NAMA, there are serious questions with regard to them.

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