Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to Deputy Doherty's question, I read out the appropriate section which lists in detail what the security means under the terms of the Act. I understand the ministerial guarantees offered by my predecessor, the late Brian Lenihan, are not supported by e-mails, so that does not arise in this issue. There were fully formed letters exchanged and in so far as there is a ministerial guarantee, it was carried in the letters by the Minister for Finance. The e-mails are not relevant to the discussion.

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