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

I now call the committee back into public session. Is that agreed? Agreed. And we'll continue our hearings today, our session 3, which is public hearing with Ms Mary Harney, former Tánaiste and leader of the Progressive Democrats, and Mr. John Gormley, former Government Minister and leader of the Green Party. The Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis now resuming in public session and can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off. This afternoon, we continue our hearings with senior members of the Government who had key roles in the run-up to the crisis period. At this afternoon's session, we will hear from Ms Mary Harney, former Tánaiste and leader of Progressive Democrats, and Mr. John Gormley, former Environment Minister and leader of the Green Party. Mary Harney was a member of the Dáil from 1991, sorry 1981, to 2011. She held several senior posts in government and was Tánaiste from June 1997 to September 2006. She was leader of Progressive Democrats between 1993 and 2006, and again from 2007 to 2008. John Gormley was a member of the Dáil from June 1997 to February 2011, and was Minister for the Environment during that time. He was leader of the Green Party from July 2007 to May 2011. Ms Harney and Mr. Gormley, you're very welcome before the committee this afternoon.