On 16 December 1997 the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Messrs. Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry served an Order for Production on me, as Minister for Finance, relating to documents pertaining to the operation of exchange controls in the years 1954 to 1993, inclusive. This Production Order also covered the Central Bank and in so far as it did so the Central Bank dealt directly with the tribunal. The Central Bank was delegated responsibility for the day to day operation of exchange controls with effect from 3 May, 1965. Listings of files covered by the Order for Production have been forwarded from my Department to the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Messrs. Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry.
Requests for other records have since been received from both the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Messrs. Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry and the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments.