Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am sure Deputy Adams believes in the independence and objectivity of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. That information, in terms of the public register, is now available for analysis as to who the shareholders were and who the stockbrokers were who purchased shares on behalf of clients. We also have a High Court judge to determine and adjudicate on any perception of conflict of interest in these matters about any of the transactions and to adjudicate on the commercial viability of any of the transactions mentioned.

I understand there were 30 or so transactions over €10 million, but Minister Noonan did not deal with those with me. He was dealing with the IBRC and the promissory notes and he kept the Cabinet updated on those on a regular basis. As the Deputy knows, he was very successful in saving the taxpayer serious money over the next ten years and in not requiring the Deputy to jump up here every week to keep asking questions about borrowing €3.1 billion to pay interest debt in Anglo Irish Bank.

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