Mr. Brian Goggin:

Of course I do, and to be quite upfront about it, I told you I ... when I read it and I received my core documents two weeks ago, I said what is this about, I have no recollection of it. Now it's quite possible that I wouldn't have a recollection given the passage of time but I requested a copy of the guarantee from the bank. I certainly have no memory of any guarantee being drafted by Bank of Ireland on that night and furthermore I have absolutely no recollection of having any piece of paper with me when I was in Government Buildings for lots of hours that night. And Deputy, I refer you to the letter that was submitted to the inquiry dated 20 April 2005. It is written by the group secretary and this was in response to me inquiring where is the draft guarantee and it reads;

I have checked with a number of the people who attended the meeting including the person who subsequently prepared the minutes. They recall a discussion in relation to the meeting with government which was to take place later that evening but have confirmed to me that a draft guarantee was not prepared. The minutes of 29 September 2008, insofar as they refer to a draft guarantee being prepared, are, therefore incorrect. [And the last sentence in that paragraph reads] All of the people confirmed that no draft guarantee or listing of institutions to which it might be applied was produced or communicated to anybody.

So the minute is incorrect.