Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland) Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland)

Ian Paisley Excerpts
Wednesday 17th November 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Hoban Portrait Mr Hoban
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As I said earlier, a number of aspects of Irish economic policy created growth, but I remind my hon. Friend, and Opposition Members, that the problems facing Ireland stem from a banking system that was not well regulated, which led to an asset price bubble. We have taken the right action in this country to tackle our deficit and to avoid having our credit rating put at risk.

Ian Paisley Portrait Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)
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The mechanism established to address bad banking debt in the Republic of Ireland, the National Asset Management Agency, known as NAMA, holds several billion pounds of properties in Northern Ireland and across the rest of the United Kingdom, particularly here in London. What representations are the Government making to protect our economy from NAMA deciding to float that property at the cheapest possible price to meet the needs of the banking sector in the Republic of Ireland, thereby damaging our economy?

Mark Hoban Portrait Mr Hoban
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I hear what the hon. Gentleman says about NAMA. It is not for us to speculate on the policy that should be followed by NAMA or the Irish Government.