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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So lobbying, I suppose, we might call that.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. So a lot would come in would they, from all sorts of individuals and organisations?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: I understand.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So is it fair to say, or not, or is it the case that certain organisations have a higher weighting in terms of the attention that might be given, or the consideration that might be given by the Department and the Government?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: For example, IBEC, the unions?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. So it would be based-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: It would be based predominantly on the size of the representative organisation?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. Just ... and, again, my time is short, so quick answers if we can. Would you say that any one sector had an unbalanced impact on budgeting policy at that time, based on what was 1,200 last year in the numbers, in terms of lobbying that went on for that budget?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: But if you had to call it, would you say education had more of an input than property, or-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----the arts industry had more of an input than technology? I mean-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, so at that time specifically?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Health got more resources?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Can I also ask, as these submissions that would come in in advance of a budget, would they come from political parties, from politicians?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes. Well, would parties make submissions, pre-budget submissions?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. But often TDs and-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Individual TDs.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Party leaders?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Finance spokespeople?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So, you didn't read any submissions?