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Noonan: ECB letter will be sent to banking inquiry
The Finance Minister says an ECB letter, which allegedly threatened Ireland into accepting a bailout, will be released to the planned banking inquiry.
The document was sent from the then European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet to former Finance Minister Brian Lenihan two days before the deal was signed.
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are calling on the government to immediately publish the contents of the letter which have been keep secret since 2010.
Michael Noonan says the document – which he describes as a “very firm” letter – will be given to whatever banking inquiry is set up: “All documents will be provided to whatever group or unit or individuals are conducting that inquiry.
“In the usual way, it would be a matter for the inquiry to decide what documents they would subsequently publish with the report.”
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2012-08-27 07:25:32