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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Governor reiterate what was in it for the record?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will return to the overall thrust of our inquiry, which is the banking crisis. On page 5 of Dr. Byrne’s statement she refers to “undue, but not illegal, influence by vested interests over regulation of policy making”. What role did the influence of vested interests have in the banking crisis?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: We need empirical evidence.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Byrne spoke about political reforms. What jurisdictions worldwide have such political reforms in place to make the political system appear transparent and fair to the public?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which of them are operating the most effectively?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which system for funding Irish political parties would Dr. Byrne advocate?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which system is more robust, our multi-seat system or the UK's single-seat system?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. McDonald. His expertise is on what happened with the environment and building. With all his writings over the years, was he ever approached or contacted by bankers, developers, government or officials in Departments about his writings?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: About a critical comment. Clearly, Mr. McDonald has written three or four publications that were quite critical. He has also written extensively in the The Irish Timeson various aspects over the period. Was he contacted by people on what he had said?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: What was the tone of those comments, by way of example?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did bankers make an approach?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did Mr. McDonald consider, in terms of dealing with bankers and developers, that they felt they were invincible in that period?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Obviously somebody is trying to contact me.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. McDonald consider, over that period, that certain people who were involved in the construction sector felt they were invincible in terms of the way they acted?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Let us say from Mr. McDonald's view of their behaviour, did they exhibit signs that they were invincible?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. McDonald spoke about the bankers. He said, "Bankers also played the role of touts for developers". In his experience, was it a feature around that time of individual bankers going into joint ventures with developers?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to where the bank, in which they worked, provided funding. Was that a feature?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Were there procedures in place, be it with the banks in terms of their internal controls or the Financial Regulator, where one could not have a situation where they were both poacher and gamekeeper? I refer to where the individual banker worked within the bank.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question I asked Mr. McDonald was-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did the banks have rules within their institutions where, effectively, they stated that bankers could not be involved in joint ventures with developers of which the bank provided funding?