Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received correspondence (details supplied) regarding the World Bank. [13641/15]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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74. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland has an ambassador to the World Bank; and if this ambassador received a copy of the correspondence (details supplied). [13642/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together.

The details supplied by the Deputy relate to correspondence from a Ms Karen Hudes which is understood to have been sent to all Ministers for Finance of member countries of the IMF/ World Bank.I have also received the correspondence directly from Ms Hudes via the Embassy in Washington.  I understand that Ms Hudes is a former staff member of the World Bank in relation to whom the Bank issued the following statement in July, 2014:-

"An individual named Karen Hudes has been issuing correspondence and arranging meetings in the name of the World Bank.In some communications, Ms.Hudes has presented herself as the World Bank's Acting General Counsel.

Karen Hudes has not been employed by the World Bank since 2007 and is in no capacity authorized to represent any arm of the World Bank Group.Any claims otherwise by Ms.Hudes or her proxies are false and should not be viewed as  credible."

The above statement from the World Bank is available at