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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: It's the final question. Deputy, final question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'm just going to invite you for one final comment ... just one note there I have in front of me. There is, on the basis that all evidence has to be tested, one evidential narrative would be that Minister Lenihan, on the night of the guarantee, was overruled by the Taoiseach and some suggestion has that been made. Can you concur or do you ... with that suggested evidential narrative or do...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, I will bring matters to a conclusion, Mr. Doyle, and if I can invite you by any means of any final comment, any other thing you'd like to add before we close for today's proceedings and excuse you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you and with that said, I now say to the witness, to thank Mr. Doyle for his participation today in the inquiry and for his engagement with the inquiry and to now formally excuse you and to say the meeting is adjourned until 9.30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 207. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase service provision so that children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder will be provided with the full range of necessary services; if the money provided to service providers is provided for specific purposes; or if the service providers have discretion as to the way the allocated resources are expended; and if he will make a...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have a quorum, the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now in public session. Is that agreed? Can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off. We begin today's session 1, public hearing, discussion with Mr. Kevin Cardiff, former Secretary General, Department of Finance, and in doing so, I would like to welcome...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Before I hear from the witness, I 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 to 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 do so, you are entitled thereafter only to a qualified...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: So once again, welcome here this morning, Mr. Cardiff, and if I can invite you to make your opening remarks please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You're okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Can I interrupt there for a moment, Mr. Cardiff? It's not to be interrupting your statement and to let you complete in full, but just to remind members that the matters that you are relating to now we will be dealing with in the second session. Just in case somebody was saying this has been discussed this morning, why has it been picked up in question time? So please continue, Mr. Cardiff.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Please, no, you can continue.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Let me suggest keep to your time as well, Mr. Cardiff.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. Cardiff. I just want to deal with one matter that we dealt with ... Mr. Doyle yesterday afternoon and maybe we'll then go into question time straightaway. Was legislation already prepared for the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank on the eve of the guarantee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. How advanced and ready was that legislation? In simple terms, was it ready to go? And were all the politicians, advisers, officials and participants in the room that night aware of the advancement of that legislation?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. So the-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Sorry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. So could I maybe just conclude this line of questioning then before I bring in Senator O'Keeffe? Was legislation that was ultimately used in January ... in around January, four months later, for all sense and purposes, the same legislation that was available on the eve of the guarantee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: So, taking on board the comments that you made this morning with regard to the immediate difficulties that would arise if you were to activate the Bill on the eve of the guarantee ... however, something similar or that was evolved out of that was ... was passed in the House four months later - why did it take four months to nationalise Anglo when it was already cognisant of the Department and...