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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Can I just finish? Again, in that same report, and I'm sure all of you saw it, the OECD said, Ireland, it is more exposed to a negative shock, sorry: However, it is more exposed to a negative shock that reduces residential and commercial property prices simultaneously as more than half of the banking sector’s loan book relates to property. Hence, it would be worthwhile for banks to...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: So even though it was an important organisation-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Were you ever asked to feed into it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: All of ... all of the banks?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: So you could have shaped it a bit?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: So some of those positive remarks were made by those reports were in fact our own bankers talking to our ... us, through another guise.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Thank you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes, can I ask a clarification?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes, that is fine. A clarification, Mr. McArdle. I think you said you didn't see any of the reports, and I'm just puzzled, because, obviously, the IMF and OECD reports ... whichever ones, they were all public reports we're talking about here.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes. Thank you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (7 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Thank you.

Seanad: Cultural Institutions: Motion (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: I welcome the Minister. Perhaps the Heritage Council might like to do a project in the basement of Leinster House at the banking inquiry because we seem to have been there for quite a while and we will be for quite a while ahead.As Senator Barrett rightly says, it is indeed a great pleasure to be in the light, to see the world outside and to celebrate all the activities in the Minister of...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Thanks, Chair.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: In 2009 the CIF was critical of the NAMA Bill, stating that it failed to provide adequate redress for borrowers. We now know, of course, as you do, about the extent of non-performing loans, about interest roll-up and paper collateral against borrowings. So what do you make of those things? And how has your view changed? Because you've said, of course, now you've a much better relationship.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: You have a relationship.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes, but given what you know about the non-peforming loans and so on-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: So is it fair ... so are you saying that the CIF was shocked by the extent of non-performing loans and the interest roll-up?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Mr. Kelleher, in your tenure, what percentage roughly of the whole, sort of, property construction business people operating did the CIF represent? Did you represent 20% of the operators in the field or 90%? Just roughly, even.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes, that's ... that's all ... I'm just ... but ... but the public at large would ... would see the CIF as speaking for the industry, even though you didn't represent everybody?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (13 May 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: How close do you believe in your time, Mr. Kelleher, that the CIF and or its members ... how close were they to the Fianna Fáil party?