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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Can I reframe that question?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: If you don't mind, Senator, just a moment. The legislation that set up the regulator's office and that set up the new Central Bank structure and the whole structure that was put in place was done through legislation passed in this House. The Minister would have been in the Chamber and the Department of Finance officials would have been sitting next to him during that period, so the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Beausang, I'm going to pull this back because you're going into a lot of process. The fundamental question here that Senator D'Arcy asked you is that there was a 30% year-on-year growth in the banks in this country. There was, by any modest examination, quite a significant growth in the banking sector in this country and is your testimony to this inquiry today that you and your...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Coming back to the question because I ... I'll just stop the clock a second there-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----because we could be around the house on this all afternoon. I put a question to you which summarises Senator D'Arcy's thing: were you and your Department aware of the levels of growth that was taking place in Irish banking during this period? You're in the position-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----you're the assistant secretary-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----for banking, finance and international division, the Department of Finance, from 2005 onwards. Are you aware of the growth that's taking place in the banks-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----during that time?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You had that information?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, so back to Senator D'Arcy so and we can pursue this line of questioning, rather than going around the other issues.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Final question, Deputy, and then I'll bring in the wrap-up.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The e-mail mentioned during Mr. Cardiff's questioning ... I'll see if I can dig that out again.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Let's move on. We're going to bring you back in later on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Very quickly, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you very much. Next questioner is Senator Susan O'Keeffe.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Now Senator, if you have them.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, just give me the tab.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much. Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll be with you now, Deputy, in a moment, okay?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (24 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Was it a correct interpretation, Mr. Beausang?