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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: With the benefit of hindsight, Mr. Quinlan, you now live in Switzerland. You sound that you're ... regret not living in Ireland. With the benefit of hindsight, do you regret the hubris of the Irish construction sector?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Do you regret the hubris of the Irish construction sector?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: In real estate, you were involved?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: The sector that, according to Dan McLaughlin, crashed the banking sector in Ireland.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: I'm not. Mr. McLaughlin made that point, Chairman.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Do you regret the hubris of the Irish construction sector?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: In terms of your role in the Irish development sector?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: And was it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: How would you describe-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Just to wrap up. How would you describe the Glass Bottle site?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Not prime?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Should the NTMA have been stronger in relation to the advice ... in relation to the direction from the Minister for Finance for the placing of NTMA funds to the institutions in question?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Would you have gone for-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Same question?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Should you have asked for more than €60 billion?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Mr. Somers, thank you for coming. You saw the market sentiment towards the Irish banks, in particular Anglo. I assume you knew about the St. Patrick's Day massacre.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: And you saw the credit default swap pricing? Should you have done more, should you have told the Minister that you wouldn't place those moneys in the Irish banks?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: And did you request a second?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Can I ask you, Mr. Somers, about the deposit guarantee scheme? The increase from €20,000 to €100,000 brought a contingent liability on the State of up to €70 billion. That was a fivefold increase; that was a lot. The UK guaranteed amount was £35,000 sterling. Was ... you seem to be intimating, and I don't mean to lead you, but you seem to be intimating that there...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)

Michael D'Arcy: Mr. McDonagh, in evidence, I think it's the first occasion it's been brought to our attention that he e-mailed Kevin Cardiff, I think he said earlier, with 33 questions. Were you aware that that e-mail went from Mr. McDonagh to Mr. Cardiff?