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

Susan O'Keeffe: I'm sorry ... you moved at some point then to handling private clients. And you talk about Quinlan Private clients on page 7 of your statement. And I'm just wondering, how did that emerge? Where did the private clients start to come from and what attracted you to that aspect of business, given that your first deal was, if you like, pure property?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And as you say word of mouth, Mr. Quinlan, does that mean that you would approach people or that-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: ------the clients would approach-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: -----you through each other?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And did you see then, as you went through the '90s into 2000 and so on, could you see an increase in the number of your high net worth clients, were they growing all the time?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And what did that tell you about the state of the economy and the business that you were in?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And as you were-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: -----managing their financial affairs-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: -----were you just offering your expertise on the property side by now that had developed substantially or were you also offering other advices about financial matters?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And as you say, part of what you were doing in 1989-1990 that was different was that you were forecasting where things would be and------

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

Susan O'Keeffe: For the client.

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And as you did that and as people came to you, and you could see that this was growing, did it become ... how did it turn then that you started to create, if you like, particular vehicles for particular projects? So there's project X over there, well I'll gather these five guys for that project. How did that all emerge?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: So you knew Tallaght, so you were encouraged to do that-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: -----but what about the urban renewal scheme in Tallaght? Was that-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: Was that an attraction?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: So were you one of those people who believed in the urban renewal scheme, in the town renewal scheme, in the-----

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

Susan O'Keeffe: And did you, Mr. Quinlan, ever lobby to retain those schemes and those allowances?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: Ever?

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

Susan O'Keeffe: Okay.