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ABOUT DENIS O’BRIEN
Denis O’Brien has an estimated net worth of $6.9 billion as of May 2015, according to
Forbes. All this wealth is believed to have come from his long term commitment in
business activities that have made him rich.
Denis O’Brien owns the Digicel telecommunication, a firm which operates with
mobile networks in the Caribbean, the pacific islands and Central America. This is
one of the sources of his net worth. Additionally, he is a renowned investor in many
areas of business where he owns a lot of radio stations in Europe as well as owning
an aircraft company, the Aergo Capital limited which is an international flight
company with offices in most parts of the world.
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Maybe I am old- fashioned but I operate on
the basis that a client’s relationship with its
bank is at all times confidential
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I had been a customer of Anglo Irish bank
since 1990. It was a very good relationship. I
had always repaid my loans and all interest
and met all my promises and undertakings. I
was a performing borrower paying a full
margin.
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For me this was an intrusion too far. Over the
past several years, some of the media in
Ireland has become more and more vicious
and invasive and this was a deliberate attempt
to misrepresent my personal banking
relationship.
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Where would we be in Ireland if four million
people had to make public all their banking
relationships?
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It has been suggested that my banking affairs are of
public interest. I refute that. Where does public
interest begin or end? I am a private citizen. Can I
presume my medical records will be sought, twisted
and turned for public consumption next, just as
happened with my wife’s medical records at the
Moriarty tribunal in 2002?
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Deputy Murphy mysteriously obtained copies of the
same or other files in the intervening period. Since
then, she has repeatedly made erroneous and
untruthful statements about my banking relationship.
Deputy Murphy has used the files to attempt to
damage me and to gain notoriety and political
advantage for herself.
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I agree that Dáil privilege is an important
component of our democracy; however, there
is a parallel duty of care on the TDs and
Senators to use this privilege with integrity
under the guidance of the Ceann Comhairle.
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Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been
particularly strident in support of Dáil privilege.
Politicians are elected by the public. Would
the Fianna Fáil leader like to lead the way and
encourage all Fianna Fáil TDs to make public
their banking files since 1990 to RTÉ and then
have them distorted?
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They need to be taken with a grain of salt. He
worked for months for the Moriarty tribunal for free
and never sent them a bill. Also, he was on a long-
term retainer from Independent News & Media and
Tony O’Reilly for many years. He always has
something to say about me but underlying
everything you have to look at his agenda, which he
always fails to declare.
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What I find curious is that Deputy Martin would lambaste
Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald for releasing the names of
individuals wrongly associated with the Ansbacher tax-
avoidance scheme. I have never seen the Fianna Fáil
leader as animated as he shot from both barrels last
December in the Dáil at Deputy McDonald over the totally
unacceptable releasing of alleged “Ansbacher names” of
former cabinet and Fianna Fáil colleagues. I have real
sympathy for those named.
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I decided to buy a number of companies to
keep some of them Irish, to preserve and grow
employment and to seek opportunities for
these businesses to develop in Ireland and
overseas. To be categorical, we have nothing
to hide and would welcome an early review of
this.
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I took a decision that Digicel would repatriate
its cash deposits from US banks amounting to
more than $600 million and place them with
two Irish banks as a vote of confidence. I
wanted to make a significant financial gesture
of support at home. This was to show solidarity
with Ireland.
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I have never experienced the level of abuse, venom
and hatred resulting from taking a stand to protect
privacy in relation to my financial affairs. Over time I
do really hope that the anger and nastiness which
fuels the current discord will abate and be replaced
by a positive and constructive outlook for the
country. I will always be proud to be Irish, optimistic
and a republican with a small ‘r’.
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By subsidiarity is meant the principle that responsibilities should be
devolved to the lowest viable level – the individual if possible. This
stems directly from the Christian concept that the individual is of
overriding importance because the individual is unique, born with free
will, and is of infi nite value to God. The principle of subsidiarity is
therefore rooted in a Christian understanding of the nature of the
human person made in the image of God. By solidarity is meant the
idea that no man is an island, and that mankind has the need and
duty to bind together in common action to achieve aims that cannot
be achieved by single individuals. Subsidiarity then requires that the
smallest possible level of communality necessary to achieve a
particular end should be employed. Action at state level is essentially
a last resort.
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Our customers count on us to keep the lights
on and the natural gas flowing, no matter if it's
90 degrees or 9 degrees outside. That is a
responsibility that we take very seriously. These
investments enable us to keep those promises
and deliver quality service to our customers.
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Just about every major index of performance
has improved.
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Our speed to market and ability to create
brand loyalty is key to our success in the
region. We deliver extensive network quality
and focus on our customers' needs, while
providing superior support that exceeds their
expectations.
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It's going to be a dog fight. And we're open to
it.
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