Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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I understand that and I understand the planning of a contravention would be captured in the conduct standards. It is like saying in criminal law that everyone should be nice to each other and if they are not nice to each other, they can be found guilty. However, not being nice to somebody may be planning the murder of somebody else. As the Minister has read out, somebody could be held accountable for the breach of the conduct standards by not being truthful or honest or acting in the interest of customers in the financial institutions. However, can that person be held accountable for what he or she was planning to do? If the person did it, he or she could be held accountable for the contravention, but would he or she be held accountable for the intention to commit the contravention?