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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Could you not have done it in a way? Did you seek legal counsel or advice on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why could you just not have passed on the information to the statutory authorities without giving a particular viewpoint of your own? This was new evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: No. Previously Professor, you did pass on tapes to the statutory authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why did you not pass on the current tapes as well, in the interest of consistency alone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, the role of the Central Bank, the investigative role in this particular case, and I am not saying rightly or wrongly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If you do not have an investigative role and you passed on the previous Anglo Irish Bank tapes to the statutory authorities, I would have thought that it would be logical to pass the current tapes on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, and I hate having to pursue this because I am really going into the mortgage thing. Is there any investigation under way on any particular aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The professor is missing my point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If there is an investigation under way and evidence comes into the public domain, it would be normal that this evidence would be passed on to be looked at by the statutory bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The public, I think, want to see this investigation carried out. I ask the professor to, even at this point, consider passing over the information without prejudice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: No. That comment is facetious, with due respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think your role-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: We take our role on the committee quite seriously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is about, if you want it in brass tacks-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is about over €30 billion of taxpayers' money going into an institution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: That has basically cost every man, woman and child in Ireland. With due respect, this information, if it has been published and is new evidence, could it be passed on, without prejudice, by the Central Bank to the statutory bodies? I will leave it at that point and ask the professor to reflect on it. Can I move on to mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to make a couple of points. First, it is five years since we had the mortgage crisis and it is too little too late. I agree with Deputy Michael McGrath on the fact that the audits are now only being conducted and is a huge delay. Second, I would like the Governor to comment on the inconsistencies between the various institutions. The fact is that Bank of Ireland is charging a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.