Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank

3:30 pm

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I thank Professor Honohan for attending. I was going to talk about mortgages. Following on from Senator Byrne, I have a few questions. What does Professor Honohan think of the Trichet letter? Is it appropriate for the ECB to be sending letters such as those sent to Ireland and Italy demanding policy change, with a threat of loss of emergency liquidity assistance, or the buying of bonds?