Results 7,921-7,940 of 26,043 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

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

Kieran O'Donnell: My final question is in terms of our inquiries into the banking crisis. What does Mr. McDonald believe was the single factor, in terms of his experience, that contributed to the banking crisis?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: From what time?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps I should ask what the witness had for breakfast. I welcome Dr. Mercille. The presentation indicates that the views largely conveyed are of political and economic elites. Who are they?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they not democratically elected?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: A king is not elected.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Or a queen.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Mercille's premise is that the media conveys the views of political and economic elites. The question I am asking him is with a view to backing that up. We are a democracy. People vote. They vote based on views put forward by various political parties. So, by definition, if the media reflects the views of the particular party in power at that time, at some stage does it not reflect...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have read Dr. Mercille's witness statement. Many of his views are personal. I will not go to that area because I regard them as personal views. What we are trying to extract from Dr. Mercille is how the media interacted in terms of our role here, which is the banking inquiry, and particularly in terms of the property bubble. What is Dr. Mercille's view of an alternative model for the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. What model would Dr. Mercille like to see in terms of the way the media reports?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not want to mention Michael Taft. He would have a particular point of view.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Michael Taft.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect to Dr. Mercille, in his article he speaks about progressive viewpoints.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: One man's progressive viewpoint might be another man's regressive viewpoint.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Mercille's viewpoint is subjective as well.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: What would there be instead, in Dr. Mercille's view?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: In Dr. Mercille's view, if the media had told the truth, would the property bubble have arisen at all?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So Dr. Mercille would put the media very much centre stage in terms of being-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is so obvious, Chairman, that I have to ask it.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: In Dr. Mercille's view, could one make the point that the media were a contributing factor in the property bubble, or not?