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

As we have a quorum I propose that the committee now goes back into public session for this afternoon's hearings. Is that agreed? Agreed.

We'll commence with session two, public hearing with Mr. Donal Forde, former managing director AIB in the Republic of Ireland. The Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now resuming in public session and can I ask members and those in the Public Gallery to ensure that their mobile phone devices are switched off? We will now hear from Mr. Donal Forde. Mr. Forde served as the managing director of AIB bank, Republic of Ireland, from 2002 to 1 May 2009 and was responsible for AIB's retail banking operations in the Republic of Ireland. Mr. Forde joined AIB in 1978. During a long career with AIB, he held a variety of senior executive roles within their capital markets and retail businesses. Mr. Forde you're very welcome before the committee this afternoon.