Professor Alan Ahearne:

I mean, if somebody wants to make the case that a bank, AIB, that it's clear that the ... if the ... those ... they would have worked out those loans much better. You look at the way they have dealt with the mortgage arrears and if somebody wants to stand up and say, "It's clear that these bankers are actually really good at working out problem loans," then by all means go ahead and make that case.