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

Okay, with that said, we'll commence with session two, is that agreed? Agreed ... with our public hearing with Mr. Alan Ahearne, former special adviser to the late Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, TD. The Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now resuming in public session. Can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off? We continue our hearings today with Mr. Alan Ahearne, former special adviser to the late Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, TD. Alan Ahearne is a professor and head of economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He was a special adviser to the late Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, from March 2009 to March 2011. He advised the Minister on economic, budgetary and financial policy in responding to the economic and financial crisis and played an advisory role in relation to the national recovery plan and the creation of NAMA.

Mr. Ahearne, you are very welcome before the committee today.