Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Kissane to this meeting and thank him for his efforts, over many years, to shine a light on what he sees as the deliberate action of banks to move customers off tracker mortgages. He has been a beacon of hope for many individuals who sought his professional help. I also thank the other organisations who are representing individuals. Credit is also due to the individuals themselves who had the courage to speak up and who alerted the public to what has been going on within the banks. Mr. Kissane made it very clear that he believes the actions of the banks were deliberate. He suggested that there would have been high-level meetings within each bank about carrying out these actions. He also spoke about lenders stealing from their customers. I ask Mr. Kissane to explain how he arrived at the view that this was deliberate and that meetings would have taken place at a senior level in regard to this activity.