Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Is that the communication that was taking place with the Department? Was the Department in any way in tune? It is hard to understand this because we have a Department and a Minister who, based on all the written records, did not raise an issue with AIB. The Minister was aware, or at least his officials were, before the board made the decision that this change, which caused uproar, was going to happen. Not only was AIB's board completely out of touch or ahead of public opinion, as Dr. Hunt put it, but so was the Minister and his Department. Did anybody on the board dissent from this decision?