Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Gormley, you talk on page 3 about snatched conversations with Mr. Lenihan after the Lehman's collapse. You also talk about the phone call conversation, the e-mail with David McWilliams. You go on to talk about that short and rushed meeting you had with Mr. Cowen and Mr. Lenihan on the Sunday before. You say then about your decision not to leave your house and go into Government Buildings, and finally on page 4 you talk about "the responsibility of dealing with these matters ... was then [assigned to] my colleague, [Mr.] Eamon Ryan". It could, if you look at those things, it could look like your contact with this whole affair in relation to the crisis and the management of it was quite brief, if you look at it in that way. And I'm wondering how it is that, in much of your statement, in fact, is given over to the notes from your colleague, Mr. Ryan. Now, you were the leader of the Green Party, were a member of Cabinet, and yet-----