Central Bank decision on Anglo Tapes Unbelievable says Crowe

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD said the decision by the Central Bank not to refer any further information to the Gardaí or Director of Corporate Enforcement as unbelievable and in his humble opinion goes against the public interest.

Deputy Seán Crowe said:

“Earlier this year Irish public opinion was shocked by the nature and nonchalant  tone of the Anglo recordings. Only a small number of these tapes were released to the public through media outlets but their effect was electric. Clearly the public expected some actions to come of the scandal and for further reports to be sent to the Gardaí and Director of Corporate Enforcement.

“Sinn Féin will be challenging this decision by Governor Honohan at  the Dáil Finance Committee and asking why the Central Bank has chosen not to send any further reports to the authorities. The Central Bank has known about these tapes since 2009 but for some reason beyond my understanding doesn’t see any significance in their content.

“The public expected to see some form of action taken after the release of the Anglo tapes. It seems the Central Bank have decided to let the storm blow over and do zilch. This is an unbelievable and an unacceptable approach, that is clearly not in the public interest. There seems to be no logical or rational reason why these reports could not have been filed and forwarded to the Garda Authorities and the Director of Corporate Enforcement.”