Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Given Professor Connor's comments this morning that two of those banks were insolvent prior to the guarantee - one would then assume that they remained insolvent after the guarantee - how was it that the ECB was able to provide ELA? The rules of ELA are very clear with regard to solvency; money cannot be given to insolvent banks.