Dr. Colin Hunt:

This proposal was reversed within three days of being made. There is no question of this being revenge or in any way tied to the fine. It was something we had considered for a very long period. If we go back to December 2020, I was speaking about reimagining the branch network and what happens within it, and being committed to the network because I really believe in it. I started my banking career in a branch. I am very strongly attached to the bricks and mortar that carry the AIB name and host AIB customers and staff.