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

Thank you very much. Okay, with that said, I now bring the meeting the meeting back into public session, is that agreed? For session 2 of today ... which is a public hearing and discussion with Mr. Donal McNally, former second secretary general of the Department of Finance. The Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now resuming in public session. Can I ask members and those in public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off? This morning we continue our hearings with the senior officials from Department of Finance who had key roles during and after the crisis period. At our next session we will hear from Mr. Donal McNally, former second secretary general at the Department.

Mr. McNally joined the Civil Service in 1969, and joined the Department of Finance in 1986. He has worked in the Department at various levels in banking policy, health spending, tax policy, budget and economic division, and finally public expenditure division. He was appointed second secretary general in 2000, and headed the budget and economic division until 2008, and the public expenditure division until his retirement in 2012. So, Mr. McNally, you're very welcome before-----