Professor Gregory Connor:

I stand over that claim. I think most of you are familiar with that situation being true at the time. If you read the books about the bubble, they all clearly state that. I do not remember the author of The Builders but if you read that book or the book on the Anglo bank, that is clearly stated in those books. I am a consumer of that. I do not know the political landscape at that level of depth. I am an economist.

I am very interested in the Irish economy but I am only here since 2008, so I do not have the depth of knowledge others might have.