Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Finance thought about this long and hard before putting in place a process, including an Act of the Oireachtas, to ensure we maximise the return for the taxpayer. The judgment calls have to be made. We will see the outcome of those calls in November, when we will know what value we will get from the sale of the loan book in the first instance.

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