Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Finance has a regulatory position in that it can influence taxation codes that put in check behaviour in the economy and so forth.

How does Mr. Wright think the banks were viewing the authorities, the regulators who were watching over them including the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the Department? What does Mr. Wright think the banks' perception of the regulatory framework was at that time?