Table of Key Documents not released to the PAC
Date
Document
Comment
Tuesday
29/01/2008
Letter from the Office of the Attorney
General to Department re Financial
Stability Contingency Planning and
Legal Issues Arising
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the Office of the Attorney
General (AGO)
Tuesday
01/04/2008
Note for Tánaiste to update Government
on Financial Market Developments
Not released – Document was
submitted to Tánaiste for use at
Government meeting and is
subject to Cabinet confidentiality
Tuesday
29/04/2008
Letter from Department to the Office of
the Attorney General re Financial
Stability Contingency Planning and
Legal Issues arising
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice.
Consultation note enclosed with
letter was released to Committee.
[No. 32 on Bank Guarantee
Documents schedule]
Wednesday
07/05/2008
Summary re Irish banks for new
Minister
Not released – document
contains confidential institutionspecific information
Monday
19/05/2008
Note to Minister re Funding situation
Not released - document
contains confidential institutionspecific information on the
funding position of a particular
institution
Tuesday
20/05/2008
Advice from the Attorney to
Department re Financial Stability
Contingency Planning and Legal Issues
Arising
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the Attorney
Friday
13/06/2008
Letter from Department to the Office of
the Attorney General re Financial
Stability Contingency Planning and
Legal Issues Arising
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Sunday
20/07/2008
Advice from Attorney to Department re
Submission to Minister re Financial
Stability Contingency Planning (with
associated e-mail of 21/07/2008)
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the Attorney
Thursday
07/08/2008
Internal e-mail re position of Heads of
Bill
Not released – the document
restates advice received from the
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Date
Document
10.50
Comment
AGO and therefore is subject to
legal privilege
Monday
08/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re Legislative
proposals – financial stability
contingency planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Monday
08/09/2008
Letter from Department to Office of the
Attorney General re Contingency
planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Wednesday
10/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re Financial
Stability Bill
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Wednesday
10/09/2008
Letter from Department to Office of the
Attorney General re Contingency
Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Thursday
11/09/2008
14.42
Internal e-mail re advice from the
Office of the Attorney General
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Friday
12/09/2008
Copy of letter from INBS to the
Financial Regulator dated 9 September
with cover letter from Financial
Regulator
Not released. The note enclosed
with the letter was received
separately by the Department
directly from INBS and this copy
was released to the Committee
[No 8 on the Bank Guarantee
Schedule Documents]
Friday
12/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re Financial
Stability Bill
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Friday
12/09/2008
Letter from Department to Office of the
Attorney General re Contingency
Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Saturday
13/09/2008
17.32
E-mail from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re contingency
planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
2
Date
Document
Comment
Saturday
13/09/2008
Copy of letter from Anglo Irish Bank to
the Financial Regulator
Not released –confidential
material received from Financial
Regulator
Sunday
14/09/2008
10.32
E-mail from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re contingency
planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Sunday
14/09/2008
17.48
E-mail from Department to Office of the Not released – the document is
Attorney General re contingency
subject to legal privilege as it
planning
reveals AGO’s advice
Sunday
14/09/2008
19.10
Internal e-mail re draft contingency
legislation with attached draft
Government Memorandum and draft
Explanatory Memorandum
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice. The
attached Memorandum for
Government is subject to Cabinet
confidentiality.
16/09/2008
Briefing for Minister in case required
for cabinet meeting 17 September
Not released – Document was
submitted to Tánaiste for use at
Government meeting and is
subject to Cabinet
confidentiality. Redacted copy of
associated background document
was released. [No.16 on Bank
Guarantee schedule]
Wednesday
17/09/2008
00.23
E-mail from Department to Office of the Not released – the document is
Attorney General re Contingency
subject to legal privilege as it
Planning
reveals AGO’s advice
Wednesday
17/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to Department re Contingency
Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Thursday
18/09/2008
E-mail from Financial Regulator to
Central Bank and Financial Regulator
forwarding earlier e-mail and
attachment from Goldman Sachs
Not released – Contains
institution-specific information
received in confidence.
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with Anglo Irish Bank
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
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Date
Document
Comment
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with Bank of Ireland
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with Allied Irish Bank
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with EBS
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with INBS
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
Saturday
20/09/2008
Notes of Financial Regulator meeting
with Irish Life and Permanent
Not released – Confidential
information received from
Financial Regulator
Sunday
21/09/2008
Draft Discussion Documents prepared
by Goldman Sachs regarding strategic
options
Not released – Contains
confidential institution-specific
information received in
confidence
Wednesday
24/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to the Department re
Contingency Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Thursday
25/09/2008
12.12
E-mail and attached letter from the
Department to the Office of the
Attorney Genera re Financial Stability
Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Thursday
25/09/2008
12.52
E-mail from Department to the Office of Not released – the document is
the Attorney General re section 23 of
subject to legal privilege as it
the Central Bank Act 1997
reveals AGO’s advice
Thursday
25/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to the Department re
Contingency Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Thursday
25/09/2008
Letter from Office of the Attorney
General to the Department re ECB
Consultation
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
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Date
Document
Comment
the AGO
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Thursday
25/09/2008
16.52
E-mail from Office of the Attorney
General to the Department re State Aid
Friday
26/09/2008
09.03
E-mail from Department to Office of the Not released – the document is
Attorney General re State Aid
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Friday
26/06/2008
14.48
Internal e-mail forwarding NTMA email of 14.22 responding to Secretary
General’s query re issues for Ireland’s
sovereign ratings from a guarantee
Not released – release of
document could impact on the
effectiveness of the guarantee to
maintaining the stability of the
financial system and as such
would be exempt from release
under section 31 of the FOI Act
on grounds of its possible
potential negative impact on the
economic interests of the State.
Friday
26/06/2008
22.19
E-mail from Goldman Sachs to
Department forwarding an update on
INBS prepared by Goldman Sachs.
Not released –
Contains confidential institutionspecific information received in
confidence
Friday
26/06/2008
23.18
E-mail from Department to Office of the Not released – the document is
Attorney General re guarantees and
subject to legal privilege as it
ELA
reveals AGO’s advice
Friday
26/09/2008
Letter from Department to the Office of
the Attorney General re Financial
Stability Planning
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Friday
26/09/2008
Letter from Department to Office of the
Attorney General re Financial Stability
Planning – National Pensions Reserve
Fund
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
reveals AGO’s advice
Saturday
27/09/2008
Letter from Attorney General to
Minister re State Aids and System Wide
Bank Guarantee
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the Attorney
Saturday
Letter from Office of the Attorney
Not released – the document is
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Date
Document
Comment
27/09/2008
General to the Department re Financial
Stability Planning – National Pensions
Reserve Fund
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the AGO
Saturday
27/09/2008
Extracts from PwC material re liquidity
position
Not released – institutionspecific information prepared by
PwC for the Financial Regulator
Sunday
28/09/2008
14.54
E-mail from NTMA to Department
forwarding e-mail from PwC to NTMA
re liquidity scenarios for banks
Not released – institutionspecific information prepared by
PwC for the Financial Regulator
Sunday
28/09/2008
15.04
E-mail from PwC to Department with
attachment – summary of discussions on
credit positions
Not released – institutionspecific information prepared by
PwC for the Financial Regulator
Monday
29/09/2008
Letter from Attorney to Minister re State Not released – the document is
Aid and Guarantee Issue
subject to legal privilege as it
contains advice received from
the Attorney
Monday
29/09/2008
12.29
E-mail from Department to Office of the Not released – the document is
Attorney General with attachment re
subject to legal privilege as it
special share vs share transfer
reveals AGO’s advice
Monday
29/09/2008
15.00
E-mail from Arthur Cox to Department
re powers of Central Bank
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
was prepared by the
Department’s legal advisors legal
privilege
Monday
29/09/2008
20.40
E-mail from PwC to Department,
NTMA and Central Bank re liquidity
positions
Not released – institutionspecific information prepared by
PwC for the Financial Regulator
Monday
29/09/2008
22.38
Draft contingency legislative provisions
for Credit Institutions (Protection ) Bill
Not released – the document is
subject to legal privilege as it
was prepared by the Office of the
Parliamentary Draftsman
The Central Bank provided a number of daily liquidity figures for the Irish institutions
during September 2008. In addition, during September 2008 the Financial Regulator
circulated 5 times per day deposit flow reports in relation to a particular institution.
These were circulated in the Department but the individual e-mails have not been
listed. They have not been released as they contain confidential institution-specific
information from the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank.
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Multiple earlier drafts of documents have generally not been listed.
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