James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Finance if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45595/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy should note that there have been no proceedings initiated against the State arising from the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal. However, there are two significant sets of proceedings which predate the findings of the tribunal but which are concerned with the matters canvassed by that tribunal and the conclusions reached by that tribunal. The cases in question are (i) Comcast International Holdings Incorporated, Declan Ganley, Ganley International Limited and GCI Limited v. The Minister for Public Enterprise, Michael Lowry, ESAT Telecommunications Limited, Denis O'Brien, Ireland and The Attorney General, and (ii) Persona Digital Telephony Limited and Sigma Wireless Networks Limited v. The Minister for Public Enterprise, Ireland and the Attorney General. Both of these cases allege wrongdoing in respect of the awarding of the second GSM Licence award, which was the subject matter of second module of Moriarty Tribunal report delivered March 2011. As the Deputy will appreciate, because both of these cases are sub judice, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on them.