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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: You are speaking on my time, Deputy, because the clock has stopped. I will be very clear. Deputies need to be very measured in the time allowed to afford witnesses appropriate time to answer in the time allotted to them.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, can you ask the question rather than make the judgment?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy cannot make the judgment.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I must interject. The Deputy cannot lead witnesses by putting vocabulary into their mouths in the questioning. Everybody must be given a fair outing. The Deputy can put a question but should not lead a witness by trying to put words into his mouth.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I would remind Deputy Michael McGrath that when he states "to my mind", it is a judgment. He should just ask the question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should just state the fact.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Department of Finance has a regulatory position in that it can influence taxation codes that put in check behaviour in the economy and so forth. How does Mr. Wright think the banks were viewing the authorities, the regulators who were watching over them including the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the Department? What does Mr. Wright think the banks' perception of the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: It is following on from Deputy McGrath's question, which was about the regulatory framework and the fact that the Department of Finance does have a regulatory aspect to it in that it can put in place taxation policies that influence behaviour in the market. How does Mr. Wright think the banks themselves viewed the broader regulatory structure, whether it was the Central Bank, the regulator's...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: What were the concerns?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: A final question, Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: You came all the way from another continent.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Senator MacSharry. At the beginning of his contribution he mentioned the cost of the banking crisis and the engagement between the Central Bank and the Department of Finance. Given that the cost of the banking crisis ended up affecting the fiscal position of the State and, as we know, the day-to-day lives of Irish citizens, what is Mr. Wright's assessment of the ability of the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Wright's report continually refers to the pro-cyclical fiscal policy which obtained at the time-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: -----and highlights the fact that, ultimately, this was going to give rise to a crisis. As we know - and separate to the banking crisis - when the economy crashed, there was a €30 billion deficit. That was a Department of Finance problem. The Central Bank was responsible for monitoring what was happening in the banks. The activities in which the latter were involved ultimately gave...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In the context of the two issues to which I refer, is Mr. Wright of the view that two significant agencies within the State which were dealing concurrently with two major crises were not engaging with each other to the extent to which they should have been?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In terms of the shortfall within the economy and the impact of the banking crisis, the outcome for the State is a debt of approximately €100 billion.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We will now have a final brief round of questions. The two leads will have five minutes each, with other members having one minute each. We will begin wrapping up after that. I invite Senator Barrett to put his final questions.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Dec 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy’s time is eaten up.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the completion of the internal job evaluation to be carried out in University College Cork to establish the correct rate of pay for employees of the Tyndall National Institute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1353/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 807. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes proposed regarding learning support and resource teacher allocation; if she will address the concerns raised by a school principal (details supplied) in County Cork [1492/15]