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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And were they invoked?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: In terms of the communications that were taking place between yourself and the Governor, his office, his board, your office, your board and all the rest, was the issues of sanctions and how sanctions would be discussed, and at any time did the Governor or the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland influence your approach as to how you would invasively go in and direct banks...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Were they saying "Go in" or "Don't go in" or did they not just comment upon it at all?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'm just trying to get an image in my head on this in that you either have something tightly on a leash or you're letting the leash off. What were they doing? Were they holding you back or were they saying "Get in there"?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We had a bit of imagery yesterday afternoon to call the seventh floor, where it seemed all the big decision-makers in ... over in Dame Street were residing. Were you on the seventh floor?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And was the Governor on the seventh floor?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And would you meet the Governor every day or would you meet him once a month?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You could be having a cup of coffee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And would that be the daily sort of level of engagement that you would have had?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: No but informally, I mean would you be meeting him in the corridor, would you be most likely see him once or twice a week?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The issue of you going in and taking a very prescriptive and very outlined and detailed engagement with the financial institutions in this country in terms of cooling them down, that never took place formally or informally?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you. I now propose that we go for a break and we'll return at 11.30 a.m. if that's agreed? Agreed. In doing so I wish to advise the witness that he ... once he begins giving evidence he should not confer with any person other than his legal team in relation to their evidence on matters that are being discussed before the committee. With that in mind I now suspend the meeting...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I call the committee back into public session. Is that agreed? And we'll continue our engagement with Mr. Neary this morning and the next questioner is Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. Deputy O'Donnell.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Allow a time to answer-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----and then I'll bring you back in.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you now, Deputy, and don't create a value judgment or I'll have to overrule you, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You are indeed and it is indeed. It is indeed, and very appropriate in the week that's in it and all the rest of it but please don't compromise your line of questioning.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Final question, Deputy-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----then I'll move on.