Results 4,061-4,080 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: It wasn't all at one time, it was over the course of a year. So, but would it be reasonable to assume that if there were developers, it was likely to be something to do with business-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----the legislative aspect of what might affect their business?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Of course.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: I agree and, indeed, we've all seen it and we've probably been all involved in it. Can I, just before ... we know there's a huge amount of lobbying goes on and all that kind of stuff. I just want to say, like, is it reasonable that if it's the Institute of Auctioneers, they want to talk about auctioneering or things to do with that, if it's the CIF, they want to talk about things that...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Nobody's judging that at all.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, no, I understand where you're coming from, Mr. McCreevy, but what I'm trying to say is, is it reasonable - yes or no - that people want to talk about-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: It is, okay, that's fine. So, can I ask you to outline if anybody, as a political lobbyist or as a sectoral lobbyist, as a political representative or a political party, in your nine Finance Bills, can you recall anyone ever asking or lobbying for you to reduce expenditure and increase taxes?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: It's important that we get the answer to this on the record because we've asked the secretaries of the Departments in the day-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Did anybody ever?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Either a sectoral representative organisation-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----a political party, a politician, an individual, the media, anybody.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Is that a "No" then - apart from Deputy Higgins?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: I have two further very last questions, is that okay?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. One is, given everything that's happened and you said that coming into elections, we like to get re-elected, so decisions are made in terms of budgeting around that. Do we need a more mature approach to democracy in this country, in your opinion?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: But to budgeting? I mean, do we have to say "Look, it's about what we need to do rather than what's going to buy us the votes," for want of a better expression?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Thanks very much and thanks, Mr. Cowen - welcome. In early 2004, the White Paper, "Regulating Better" set out core principles of good regulation and a programme of actions to give effect to these was drafted and published by the Government. In December 2006, you announced a proposal for moderation ... sorry, modernisation of the legislative regulatory framework. An advisory group was set...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Was there an over-dependency on advisory ... I mean ... or was there hands-on input from the Cabinet of the day to say, "Look, we need this, we need that"?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, we're just drifting a little bit. Were you aware while you were Minister that there was no enforcement of prudential regulatory breaches in the banks?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Was that the case? Was it a case that you just weren't told, or were you aware?