Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Thank you very much, Chair. Mr. Begg and Mr. Dunne, you're very welcome. Mr. Begg, can I start with you and this is an issue Deputy Higgins did touch on. For most of your tenure on the Central Bank board, you were general secretary of congress. During this period, members of affiliated unions would have seen significant benefits from the economic boom. So, to what extent did your role in congress affect your attitudes towards the maintenance of economic growth and its importance in your deliberations as a member of the Central Bank board?