Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Nexus Phase

Mr. Cyril Roux:

Well, I would say that the Oireachtas has moved in that direction in the 2013 Act, but the cap is €1 million, so we can ... we at the Central Bank, we can impose a penalty of up to €1 million to any individual, or we can go beyond that. But I think maybe, you know, it's what deters is criminal proceedings and jail terms. Now, the level of evidence to put people in jail is very high. It's, you know, the kind of requirements that we're looking at are requirements on firms, you know, they have to have sufficient liquidity and solvency and reporting rules. But to attach a failure to any single individual is a very high bar in this jurisdiction, so, you know, it's something that's to be considered in the round.