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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, thanks.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Great, yes thanks. Just two quick ones. In October 2008, did you watch Mr. Neary on "Prime Time"? That was the one where he extolled------
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. So you never saw it back or-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Around the time like or-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: You were aware ... were you aware or not of his-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----extolling the solidity of the capitalisation of the banks?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, but just the content of it. It's, I suppose, a quite famous ... the content was very much that the banks were very, very well capitalised. "The best in Europe," I think was the quote on the night. Were you aware of that content at the time?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: October 2008.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: And what would have been your view at the time?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Did you agree with it?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: But you wouldn't use "The best in Europe" as ... in your own words?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: And just------
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Was Mr. Neary your line manager from 2003 on? Did you report directly to him?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So he was the director of prudential when you were manager or head-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----of bank supervision and then he became CEO and, presumably, you reported to him then.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. Did he rebuke your advances in terms of the regulatory improvements that you sought to make?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: But before that, as head of banking supervision.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So to the extent that you can judge, he was supportive but he came back with the message that, "Look, this isn't working."
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.