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

As we have a quorum, the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now in public session, and can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off? We begin today's session 1 of public hearings with Ms Ann Nolan, second secretary general of the Department of Finance. In doing so, we'd like to welcome everyone to the public hearing of the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis. This morning we will continue our hearings with senior officials from the Department of Finance who had key roles during the crisis period. At this morning's session we will hear from Ms Ann Nolan, second secretary general at the Department. Ann Nolan has worked for the Department of Finance since 1985; she has been second secretary general in the financial services division of the Department since 2010 and prior to this she was assistant secretary in financial services division and in public expenditure division at the Department. Ms Nolan, you're very welcome before the committee this morning.