Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----bailout in history and make the decision that will be in the best interests of our taxpayers and that is what the Government will do. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, is very confident that we will get back all that was invested and more.

The Deputy should believe me that I am not here to look for any credit for calling up Mr. Jean Claude Trichet. I met the man many times at European Council meetings. I rang Mr. Mario Draghi and told him there is a banking inquiry here in Ireland, a formal operation. He said that their legal position was that they had to respond to the European Parliament. He had Mr. Trichet call me. He was very forthcoming in wanting to assist but could not do it as part of a formal engagement. Obviously the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis made its direct contact and put together an opportunity for members of the committee to ask the very same questions they would ask in a sworn inquiry.

The Deputy should believe me that I do not look for any credit in this at all.

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