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

Thank you very much Mr. Goggin but just one final question for you. I'm not really too interested in what the colour of the wallpaper was on the night of the guarantee or what colour the phones were or what was in the sandwiches or anything else. That's immaterial. What is however of substantial significance is the details that went into the guarantee. And I just want to get a position because Deputy McGrath pursued you on this in regard to the liabilities. You mentioned under questioning from Deputy McGrath that you did not know the debt maturities or liability profile of Bank of Ireland going into the meeting at Government Buildings. As CEO of Bank of Ireland, Mr. Goggin, how is it possible you would have not known of these figures in the circumstances? And I assume that you would have spoken to your treasury people as well that evening. I mean this was a big, big position for Bank of Ireland. Are you saying you didn't have a position or a brief or figures going into that meeting that night?