Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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81. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the losses incurred by a credit union (details supplied) in County Waterford as a result of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30891/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am not in a position to discuss the specifics of any customer accounts in IBRC (in special liquidation) however, I am advised by the Special Liquidators that are certain tracker bond products which were sold to a number of Credit Unions which were liabilities of IBRC at the time of the liquidation. I am further advised that these products have a structured deposit element which is covered by the Deposit Guarantee Scheme for that element of the product. As a result the first €100k of any claim from these depositors is covered under the DGS Scheme. I have been advised that the Special Liquidators are aware of a number of depositors who fall outside the eligibility criteria for the ELG Scheme due to the nature of the investment product. Unfortunately, if a deposit is not eligible under the ELG scheme the depositor will rank as an unsecured creditor in the liquidation. At the time that this investment product was purchased by Credit Unions, there was no additional guarantee provided by the State. It was always the case that the ELG scheme covered only those liabilities which were entered into during the issuance window.