Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013
55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a questionnaire from the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee regarding the role of the troika in Ireland; when he will reply; if he will make his reply public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52284/13]
View answer56. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he intends passing on a questionnaire from the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee regarding the role of the troika in Ireland to representatives of the previous Government who may be better placed to answer it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52285/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 56 together.
The European Parliament's (EP) Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has decided to draft an own initiative report evaluating the structure, the role and operation of the Troika actions in euro area programme countries. Ireland's experience as a programme country will be included in this report along with the other programme countries. In this context, the Chair of the Committee has written to me seeking the Government’s views on the matter by way of a questionnaire. I intend replying to the questionnaire in the coming weeks and my intention would be to make it public at the appropriate time. The letter, and the accompanying questionnaire were addressed to me as Minister for Finance, and I propose to reply on that basis. I do not propose to refer the questionnaire to any other party.
