Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Bill provides a gateway through which the Central Bank may provide confidential information to the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis. There are professional secrecy obligations in EU and national law regarding such confidential documents. The draft Standing Order, which has been agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, creates a process for dealing with breaches of those professional secrecy obligations by Members and provides for penalties where Members do not comply with the requirements of the law. The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Harris, took the Bill through and it was agreed by the Fianna Fáil Whip.

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