Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
Nexus Phase
Mr. Robert Gallagher:
No, Deputy. So, as a fact, we had a material outflow of moneys, which went to other institutions and that fact is reflected in the increase in the intergroup limit in Ulster Bank. The moneys provided by RBS, I think in the month of October, went up by approximately €4 billion. So we had an outflow of approximately that amount of money that went to other institutions who were guaranteed. There is no question in my mind that other institutions, or front-line staff of other institutions, were proactive with our customer base in their desire to build their deposit base. And, anecdotal evidence would suggest that, in doing so, they reinforced their ... their communication around the strength of the guarantee and our lack of a guarantee.
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