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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Professor Kane for coming before the inquiry and for his participation. It has been a very informative and valuable meeting which has added to this committee's understanding of the factors leading to the banking crisis and possible considerations as to how risk could be minimised in the future.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (29 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 151. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Fampyra, used to treat multiple sclerosis sufferers, will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the medical card scheme, or the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (3 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports grant scheme is available to a scout troop; if not, the equivalent capital grant system that is in place to assist the work of a local troop with capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (4 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 797 of 14 January 2015 if, now that the study into pay scales at the Tyndall Institute in University College Cork has been completed, she will consider the payment of salaries, as recommended by the Labour Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5044/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Living City Initiative (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme equivalent to the Living City Initiative to help sustain towns by encouraging persons to reside and invest in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5247/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The committee is in public session. In session 1 we have a discussion with Professor William Black on banking policy, systems and practices. I welcome Professor William Black to the seventh public hearing of the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis. Later this morning we will hear from European Commissioner, Mr. Mario Nava. At our first session we will hear from Professor...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Professor Black for his opening statement. The order of questioners this morning is as follows: Deputy Joe Higgins will have 15 minutes and Deputy John Paul Phelan will have 15 minutes, and from then there will be six-minute rotations for the following: Deputy Eoghan Murphy, Senator Marc MacSharry, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, Senator Sean Barrett, Senator Michael D'Arcy, Senator Susan...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Later today, in our second session, we will discuss the regulations set out in Basel I, II and III and the credit directives and so forth which are post-crisis measures established at the European level, particularly in regard to the eurozone. Does the professor think those measures are robust enough to protect us against a future crisis, going with his own metric of what he considers the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: This is the Deputy's last question for the moment.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Before I call Deputy Phelan, will Professor Black tell us the role external auditors have to play in what he has been discussing with Deputy Higgins? There is an agency that comes in and examines the bank's balance sheet in terms of risk concentrations and everything else. Surely it has some responsibility or is in a position to make a judgment on it.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: What does that mean in layman's language?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Professor Black for that because we will be speaking to Mr. Nava later this morning and I understand that under the Basel III framework auditing companies can still concentrate 80% of their business within one company, so we will certainly be dealing with that. I thank Professor Black for that answer. I call Deputy John Paul Phelan.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Professor Black. I noticed in his discourse that he differentiated between "banks" and "bankers". I know that in our earlier discussion, he just wanted that point noted.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I call Senator MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I would like to bring Senator MacSharry in for his last question, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Does Professor Black charge for it? I know he is coming here for free, but are we-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: This is the Deputy's last question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: That is a leading question. The Senator needs to frame his question in a manner that allows the witness to give his own testimony, not to be led by a member of the committee.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A final question, Senator D'Arcy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I call Senator O'Keeffe.