Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, throughout that period, I mean, the concerns... as you know, at least as the Taoiseach has outlined, in 2002 we were very unhappy with the Central Bank and financial regulation structure, that we didn't believe it was fit for purpose. Those concerns continued right through 2004, 2005. You had a number of cases where the banks were not compliant with their obligations. The banks were seen to be having excessive profits compared to other states, we challenged that as to whether the regulatory system was addressing adequately the growth in the banks.