Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Nexus Phase

Mr. John McDonnell:

We do audit the 20F. The financial statements prepared by the directors need to be prepared in accordance with relevant accounting standards and the 2007 financial statements would have accorded with the relevant accounting standards. The accounting standards were changed and IFRS 7 came in in 2007. So, if you look at the financial ... if you look at the financial statements of any financial institution between ... in 2007 or in the context of the bank's accounts in 2008, you will see substantial increase in disclosure because IFRS 7 came in and IFRS 7 required the banks to give substantial disclosure. Prior to the adoption of IFRS 7 that ... other standards applied and Bank of Ireland's accounts prior to that accorded with those financial ... those accounting standards and that's why we could give an opinion on those financial statements.

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