Banking Sector Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Questions (116)

Noel Grealish

Question:

116. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the number of customers of a bank (details supplied) who have credit cards with an affinity to each of the universities, National University of Ireland Galway, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick and Maynooth University, listed separately; the amount of money the bank donated to each university and-or the universities' alumni funds under this affinity scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/16]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

I can confirm that the Department of Finance does not have access to the information requested by the Deputy.  Officials in the Department of Finance have referred the Deputy's question to the bank and the bank has responded as follows:

"Disclosures to the market in relation to Bank of Ireland products and services are provided in the Bank of Ireland Group Annual Results 2015."