Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is not a question of not having an interest. On the issue relating to NAMA and the Northern Ireland portfolio, for example, there are two investigations ongoing, one by the police and one by the parliamentary commission. Questions have been answered at some considerable length here in the House by the Minister for Finance on this matter. Whatever papers or correspondence is necessary or available will be presented to either of those two investigations.

PIMCO was dropped, as the Deputy is aware, under the legislation by means of which NAMA was set up. NAMA is responsible to the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is before the Committee of Public Accounts on Thursday. I suggest that the questions the Deputy has just asked, and any other questions he wishes to pose, be given to a member of the Committee of Public Accounts in order that they might be put directly to the representatives from NAMA on Thursday. NAMA is responsible to the Houses of the Oireachtas.

The Deputy has made strong statements and comments or allegations about fixers and bags of money. I suggest to Deputy Wallace that if he can back up that information, he should bring it to the notice of the Comptroller and Auditor General immediately and also to the attention of the police authorities. These are very serious allegations and the questions he raises can legitimately be asked of NAMA, which is responsible to the House, at the Committee of Public Accounts on Thursday.

In respect of the Northern Ireland portfolio, there are two investigations ongoing and these are taking place outside this jurisdiction.

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