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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----and we will coax them into the front room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will coax them into the kitchen so we can then bring them into the front room. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Now Professor, that is not the point. The point is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: This was new evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why was it not passed by the Central Bank on to the statutory bodies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Could you not have done it in a way? Did you seek legal counsel or advice on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why could you just not have passed on the information to the statutory authorities without giving a particular viewpoint of your own? This was new evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: No. Previously Professor, you did pass on tapes to the statutory authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why did you not pass on the current tapes as well, in the interest of consistency alone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, the role of the Central Bank, the investigative role in this particular case, and I am not saying rightly or wrongly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If you do not have an investigative role and you passed on the previous Anglo Irish Bank tapes to the statutory authorities, I would have thought that it would be logical to pass the current tapes on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, and I hate having to pursue this because I am really going into the mortgage thing. Is there any investigation under way on any particular aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The professor is missing my point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If there is an investigation under way and evidence comes into the public domain, it would be normal that this evidence would be passed on to be looked at by the statutory bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The public, I think, want to see this investigation carried out. I ask the professor to, even at this point, consider passing over the information without prejudice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: No. That comment is facetious, with due respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think your role-----