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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A final question, Deputy, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Thank you very much. Senator D'Arcy, final wrap-up.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, thank you very much.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, sure.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: All right, thank you very much, Senator. I'm going to wrap up. In wrapping up, I might just invite Mr. Daly and Mr. McDonagh if there's anything further that they would like to add. I will say the inquiry is not just about the past, it's also about learning lessons into the future and I do know in your opening statements you did give a lot of suggestions with regard to how we ensure that...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Is there anything further you want to add to that, Mr. McDonagh?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much, Mr. Daly and Mr. McDonagh. And I, in doing so, I would like to thank both of you on behalf of the inquiry for your participation here today and for your positive engagement with the inquiry. And now to bring in matters to a conclusion, to say that you're now excused and to call that the meeting be adjourned, to resume at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 23 April 2015. Is that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the granting of rights of representation to pensioner organisations as requested by the Electricity Supply Board Retired Staff Association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16013/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when funds will be made available to Cork City Council to deal with the backlog of priority 1 housing adaption grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15996/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I now propose that, as we have a quorum, the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis will now go into public session. Is that agreed? Agreed. We commence this morning's proceedings, session 1, public hearing, and a discussion with Mr. Dermot Gleeson, former chairman of Allied Irish Banks. In doing so, I would like to welcome everyone to the 20th public hearing of the Joint...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Before I hear from the witness, I just wish to advise the witness that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If you are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and you continue to so do, you are entitled thereafter only to a qualified...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you Mr. Gleeson, so if I can ask you to make your opening remarks to the committee please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Are you drawing from the opening statement?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Please continue Mr. Gleeson.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much, Mr. Gleeson, and just to say your full statement will be published as part of the proceedings and that should be online some time this morning, and thank you very much for condensing that because that facilitates us in our proceedings this morning and I will be asking both members and yourself to be concise in the engagements today. Mr. Gleeson, can you explain to the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And other members I'm sure will open up this debate as we proceed.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Can you just clarify as well because this will assist us as we go into other questioning. Do you believe that AIB required a guarantee on the night of the guarantee? Should it have been guaranteed?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And I'll come to that in a moment but the-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Apr 2015)

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