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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: All right. I propose we go back into public session so. And if maybe Deputy O'Donnell could just maybe resummarise the question again, and then I'll go back to Mr. Fitzgerald.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Last question please Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Last question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I need discipline now from everyone.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Senator Susan O’Keeffe, ten minutes Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: There is phone interference there Senator, somewhere in proximity to you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I think if you go into that space, there are prejudgments that could be in that.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I would concur with your position. Senator O'Keeffe's time is up anyway, which is just convenient. Deputy Joe Higgins, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll have that noted today, Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You must give way now, Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much. I'd like to move towards wrapping up and in doing so I invite Senator D'Arcy in please. Senator D'Arcy, three minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: That's a matter that has been raised with a number of other witnesses that have been before the committee, Mr. Fitzgerald. It is your prerogative whether you wish to answer that or not.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thanks very much, Mr. Fitzgerald. I just want to wrap up with a couple of questions myself with you and then we will bring matters to a conclusion. Mr. Fitzgerald, do you believe that it was appropriate that you, as a member of senior management having a team of over 300 people reporting to you, were focused solely on one area of business and that you appear to have operated in a type of...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And in that regard, do you believe that you had an obligation to concern yourself with the wider business strategy of the bank?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Do you feel it should have been?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And in your opinion what was the fundamental failing of the management structure of the bank?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Fitzgerald, I'd like to return to maybe the period of in and around 2008 and maybe first ask you as to where do you think that Anglo eventually ran out of road and was beyond the point of no return?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Which was in what period?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Of 2008?