Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

A great deal of information can be gleaned from the parliamentary debate on the legislation that was produced following these meetings, during which I was questioned extensively about what exactly was said on the night in question. The question before us this afternoon has nothing to do with that issue. As Deputy O'Donnell is well aware, the terms of reference for the scoping inquiry do not include the Government decisions that were necessitated by the banking crisis. The inquiry is an examination of the banking crisis.

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