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

Thanks very much, Deputy. Just before I move on to the next member, if I can just ... one of our lines of inquiry is the integrity of financial reporting, Mr. McDonnell and Mr. Murphy. In around 2005, most banks adopted the IAS 39 in relation to the calculation of the provision of bad debts. Within the industry, was there any discussion or opinion about this standard and particular in regard to the adoption of the standard as to how it would relate to profit and loss in accounts and the provision for bad debt?