Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd

Mr. Tim Bush:

Yes, they misled the inquiry. The trick of these inquiries is to look at the evidence, not necessarily at the conclusion. The helpful part of the evidence is that they admitted that they were hiding losses; the unhelpful part is their interpretation of the law. Overall, they drew the wrong conclusion but there was a lot of evidence at the inquiry.