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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: But wasn't it principles-based regulation without sanction, so, therefore, it became self-regulation? There were no sanctions ever applied.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Thank you. I'll use up my last minute. In the same document, on page 97, the briefing note says, "I am aware that rising house prices in Ireland have been highlighted as a potential source of instability, due to the possible over-exposure of banks in this [matter].", and that was April 2006. There could've been no doubt - I put the point to you - that it wasn't possible ... it actually had...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: But if somebody took up those suggestions, they would've been saying something which we knew at the time and certainly know now. The word "possible" should have been deleted, isn't that correct? It had happened and it was there.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Yes.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Were there contrarians at the board or-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (21 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Thank you, Chairman.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: I join in the congratulations to everyone who was in Dublin Castle on Saturday and, in particular, our great colleague, Senator Norris. For some of us, this is a sad day. The Government has presided over the sale of the Irish national airline without reference to the Oireachtas transport committee. They did not even have to give the Taoiseach the papers when he went into the Cabinet...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: -----and it should not be tolerated by this independent country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business to have the Minister come to the House. Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: It is being pressed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Thank you very much, Chairman, and welcome, Mr. Grimes. You state in your opening statement on page 5, in paragraph 3, ''with regard to money and capital flows within the euro area, the Central Bank could not have [been] intervened directly to control such flows''. Could it have intervened indirectly?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Thank you. The core documents, Chairman. Vol. 1, page 4. There is a minute there, "Board discussions: 2006". Do we know what month that board discussion took place?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: June -----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: 2006-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Because the second sentence says ''The risks to the property market and the very high component of economic growth accounted for by the construction sector together with the rapid rate of credit growth are increasingly problematic." So, the people at that meeting ... who was with you ... that was ... the Central Bank board knew that in June 2006, is that correct?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Sean Barrett: Thank you very much. Now the question that was raised with you by Deputy McGrath - the material that's on page 57 of the same volume. You recall, Chairman, this had to do with Anglo and the Quinn CFD purchase and so on. And that meeting was on 8 July 2008. I think that's about 12 weeks before the events of 29 September and attending ... you were ... you were listed as an attendee and...