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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----because the old clock is ticking there.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: The options ... and time was short, presumably?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Is it fair to say then that you weren't coming with a counter-proposal to Government on these matters?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, that's fine. The same questions for Ms Harney then, just-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: So you agreed with it?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, and just to say, at party level, were there any discussions within the Progressive Democrats to say, "Look, we have a counter-proposal", or-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, sorry.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: I forgot.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, okay. That's fine. So there was ... you had no counter-proposal then?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: That you were putting forward? Yes. That's fine, so. Can I just ask you ... I have a couple of stock questions that I've asked all political witnesses. One is, can either of you recall any instance where a political party, a body, a politician, a charity or anybody else lobbied or made representations to you to decrease expenditure or increase taxation? So, Mr. Gormley?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: To do that?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: To reduce expenditure?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Well, then that's point I'm making-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: -----so "No" is the answer to that one. My point exactly. And on taxation then, was there many, or anybody, lobbying you to increase taxation?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: That's great. And that's the same two questions then for Ms Harney.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: That's perfect-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)
Marc MacSharry: And were they politicians?