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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In fairness, there are other people on the committee as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: We need clarification on what time is being allowed to each speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: There has to be a limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In fairness, each person should make a contribution. If we allow someone half an hour to ask questions, that leaves very little time for the rest of us. In every committee I have been on, the normal timescale is ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Are we not going to comply with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I do not care what has agreed at the private meeting. I am saying we are all entitled to equal rights. We have a situation where someone has been asking questions for 25 minutes. That is not fair appropriation of time between members. I just want my comments noted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: This is absolutely ridiculous. The last speaker had 21 minutes. Where do the rest of us fit into this committee? Are we entitled to attend here or are we not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: There has to be fairness here. In fairness, every other committee allows ten minutes. We have spent one hour with three speakers. It is an unfair system and I do not agree with it. I do not agree with the manner in which this matter is being handled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I am proposing that it is changed, that the remaining speakers be allowed ten minutes each and that we proceed on that basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Governor and his staff for the presentation. The second paragraph and the last paragraph of the written statement clearly sets out the position of the Central Bank in stating that it finds what is going on to be absolutely appalling. In his opening remarks, Mr. Makhlouf stated: "Under the EU prospectus regulation, a prospectus must be drawn up, approved and published when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: What evidence that the security is in place is produced to the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Within that context, though, is it not also necessary to see if what is set out in the prospectus is accurate? Does this not also put an obligation on the bank in respect of examining what is being provided as security for raising these moneys? Is this also not a part of the bank's role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In respect of judging that market, would that market change, for argument's sake, if the United States was not providing support to Israel and its Administration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In saying that the bank looks at the prospectus, is it being said that it also looks at where Israel was getting support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: If America, though, were to withdraw support for Israel in the morning, would it have the capacity to repay those moneys it gets a loan of under the bonds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Would Mr. Makhlouf accept there would be a challenge there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: If I can put it another way, if America was not providing support to Israel now, would the Central Bank be able to approve a prospectus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In the opening statement, it was said the Central Bank was set up by statute. I presume Mr. Makhlouf was talking about the relevant Irish legislation in respect of establishing the Central Bank.