Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
9:30 am
Mr. Des Carville:
It is, but as the Secretary General mentioned, new entrants are coming into the market, as well as the digital banks. Deputy O'Connor raised this point. There is, therefore, a certain amount of choice, including the credit union sector and An Post as well. Ultimately, what drives the valuation of a bank are things like the interest rate outlook, as well as the bank's underlying financial performance. If a bank does not have customers, is not doing business and is not servicing its customers appropriately, then over time this will clearly have a financial impact, which will in turn have an impact on the valuation and share price of the institution.
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