Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 January 2013
68. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has held with the Chief Executive of the National Treasury Management Agency since the last General Election; the dates, the purpose of each meeting, the length of the meeting, the outcome and the names of those in attendance [3591/13]
View answerThe Chief Executive of the National Treasury Management Agency (NMTA), Mr. John Corrigan, reports directly to me and I am in regular contact with him to discuss matters relating to its functions both by phone as well as meeting him. According to my office diary, I had meetings scheduled with Mr. Corrigan on 16 occasions since taking office. Discussions at these meetings related to the operations of the NTMA, including the Agency’s Annual Report and briefing in preparation for meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (EcoFin). The length of the meetings, the outcomes and the names of those in attendance are not recorded. The following table shows the dates of those meetings -
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18 March 2011 |
10 November 2011 |
09 March 2012 |
19 July 2012 |
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21 July 2011 |
27 October 2011 |
06 June 2012 |
23 July 2012 |
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01 September 2011 |
01 December 2011 |
27 June 2012 |
20 September 2012 |
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13 September 2011 |
06 March 2012 |
11 July 2012 |
15 November 2012 |
In addition, my officials regularly meet with senior officials of the NTMA, including Mr. Corrigan, as part of the normal day-to-day interaction between my Department and the NTMA.
