Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will answer the Deputy's question but I want to note that he is busy using phrases alleging that I sat back - he carefully comes in to ask me questions about the reputation of the bank and what my assessment of it is - and trying to pin me down on what I knew and when and how I knew it. He is disappointed with the answers I gave him not only because they are the truth, as would be expected of me, but also because it is the case that the relationship framework of the bank does not indicate I should become involved in commercial decisions for the reasons I read out. I have been very clear in giving the Deputy an answer that has the merit of being the truth and completely consistent with everything else I said to the Oireachtas regarding when I knew. To fully answer the Deputy's next question on whether I called Mr. Colin Hunt as the situation was developing, I did not. Did my Department contact him? Yes, it did.