Professor Philip Lane:

Let me emphasise it is important that we are held accountable by the Oireachtas. We welcome these opportunities because, although we issue all sorts of reports, etc., nothing can substitute for the role of this Oireachtas committee in going through the issues with us. It is part of our commitment. We try to publish as much as we can on the web, but this back and forth is a very important part of holding us accountable.

Certainly we would welcome it if we could work out the most efficient way of getting through all of the issues; we did not cover a lot today.