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

No, it wouldn't have been a feature. I mean, I would occasionally have met the banks about some particular issue, but no, there was no, if you like, briefing in terms of this is the policy position that banks would like to see implemented or that. I mean, there would be occasional meetings around an issue. If I thought it warranted it, I'd look for a meeting about some specific issue. But it was, you know, that was the nature of it. I think, you know, we were fairly trenchant critics of the banks in those ... in that period in terms of the excessive profitability, the charging regime, the ... our belief that there was rip-off, or dissatisfaction with the level of consumer protection being pursued at the time within the regulatory system. So, you know, that was ... it was ... that was the nature of the thing.