Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Yes ... we are on the same page. This sets goals and customer strategies ... or purports to set them for the period 2007 to 2012. And it is envisaged that operating profit will go from €600 million to €1.3 billion ... new mortgage lending from €5 billion to €15 billion ... corporate market Republic of Ireland share from 15% to 30%. What was management thinking here, Mr. Gallagher? These would, by many, be considered to be extraordinarily ambitious targets. What was your rationale and how did you think you were going to achieve them?