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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Can Mr. McWilliams answer my question?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Is it Mr. McWilliam's view? Mr. McWilliams wrote extensively about this matter at the time.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: In 2008, Mr. McWilliams, in his book Follow the Money, wrote the following: The question for the state is whether we are looking at a situation of illiquidity or insolvency. Pessimists say the banks are insolvent; optimists argue they are simply liquid. If it is insolvency, which is unlikely, then there are the normal longer-term measures to deal with bad debts. In September 2008, in an...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Mr. McWilliams and call Deputy Joe Higgins.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have three minutes left, we need to move into the 21st century.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy has one minute left.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I call on Senator MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: That is a matter for the committee to decide. Senator, that is a leading question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: If Mr. McWilliams will permit me for a moment, I will ask the-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Senator's option still is wrong. I ask him to reframe his question and not to use a leading question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Apologies, the Senator has a bit more time. He has two more minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Be quick.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I would withdraw the word "complicit". I ask the Senator perhaps to ask Mr. McWilliams's view on the behaviour of the media during the time.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A final question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: In the interests of time management if there is new information that has not already been given in the testimony this morning or if you have nothing further to say please let us know because then we can move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: My job is to ensure there is no repetition.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I will allow Deputy O'Donnell back with a final question but he should allow Mr. McWilliams to answer.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. McWilliams spoke about a two year guarantee in his article and the guarantee itself worked out to be two years; Deputy O'Donnell is asking Mr. McWilliams what the correlation is between that.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. McWilliams should deal with the second question please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We are now going back into another century. We will stay with the crisis period.