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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why was there no contemporaneous notes completed around the decision on the night of the guarantee? There appears to have been contemporaneous notes done on various other meetings but why was there no note done by you or your officials on the decision taken on the night of the guarantee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they personal notes, now?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: When you say privileged nature, what do you mean?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: And are they ... do they form the ... in substance ... are they contemporaneous notes of the decision that was taken on to provide the blanket guarantee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So there is a note there that indicates what happened on the night.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you, Chairman.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. Thank you, Chairman.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Just on all the evidence that's been given, like, can you explain the gap here that back as early as 6 June and it's document 77 on Vol. 2 of your own documents, you're preparing legislation to nationalise, legislation for a bank, okay? Then even prior to that, on 24 April, the Department of Finance, page 21 ... document 21, Vol. 2, you're preparing ... your ... within your Department,...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: They're a summation really, Chairman.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: But you didn't-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So was it a political decision or a financial decision?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why did you ignore the advice of Merrill Lynch?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So who drove the blanket guarantee? Who was driving the blanket guarantee policy on the ... before or on the night of the guarantee? Who was the prime driver of it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, no, who was the individual-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Who was driving that on the night of the guarantee, and what ... and the model that transpired?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Whose view was that, Mr. Doyle? Whose view?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So the-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: What advice did you give finally? What advice did you ... because, ultimately, you were the Secretary General of the Department of Finance. What advice did you give on the night of the guarantee to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It's a very simple question.