Court of Justice of the European Union Preliminary Reference C-41/15 Dowling e.a. Referring Court: The High Court of Ireland flll/E-mall:� · Subject matter in the High Court of Ireland: • -t'> ,fr .....,,, I). Recel� onP or. Forth•Regfstra, 'uur. Y. , . LV: ' • PrtllClpal IN THE MATTER OF IRISH LIFE AND PERMANENT GROUP HOLDINGS PLC ("ILPGH"/ THE "COMPANY"/ THE "HOLDING COMPANY") AND IN THE MATTER OF !RISH LIFE AND PERMANENT PLC ("ILP"/ THE "BANK") AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CREDIT INSTITUTfONS (STABILISATION) ACT, 2010 (THE "2010 ACT") AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE SETTING ASIDE, PURSUANT TO SECTION11 OF THE 2010 ACT, OF THE DIRECTION ORDER WHICH WAS MADE EX PARTE ON 26 JULV 2011 PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 OF THE 2010 ACT (THE "JULY 2011 EX PARTE DIRECTION ORDER") AND IN THE MATTER OF THE SECOND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 77/91/EEC AND IN THE MATTER OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF EU LAW Parties in the High Court of Ireland: Gerard Dowling, Padraig McManus, Piotr Skoczylas and Scotchstone Capital Fund Ltd Applicants V The Minister for Finance of Ireland (the " Minister'') Respondent and (By Order of the High Court of Ireland) Permanent TSB Group Holdings pie ("ILPGH"/ the "Company''/ the "Holding Company'') and Permanent TSB pie ("ILP" / the "Bank") Notice Parties (Supporting the Respondent) CONSOLIDATED WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS MADE JOINTLY ON BEHALF OF: GERARD DOWLING, PADRAIG MCMANUS, PIOTR SKOCZYLAS AND SCOTCHSTONE CAPITAL FUND LTD The length of these consolidated written observations corresponds to the fact that the observations are made Jointly on behalf of four parties in the context of the complexity and importance of the subject matter Ltixembourg Entree 22 MAI 2015 ffiwl lnlstrator