Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Dr. Elaine Byrne:

This is why I asked the series of questions. I cannot prove that because X gave a donation to Y, policy Z occurred as a result. All I am doing is highlighting the extent of donations and policy making that benefitted those sectors, particularly the property sector. An audit of how much those tax incentives cost the State and the relationships therein would be very helpful. We can insinuate-----