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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much, Mr. O'Flynn. And if we can commence questioning, please, and in doing so if I can invite Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. Deputy, you've 25 minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I appreciate that.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Final question, Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Final question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'm only allowing one supplementary, Deputy. I'll bring you in in the wrap-up again then, okay? You're lead questioner, so you get back in.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We'll return to that again in a moment, Mr. O'Flynn, but I do need to move on. Senator Marc MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, once you're not getting into the business of-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll assist you in answering the Senator's question. Is ... without finding yourself in a space of making an allegation that would be ... well, it might consider an abuse of privilege or something like that I would maybe, if you could speak in general terms as to what the approaches were. Once you don't make a statement. Okay, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Highlight the section. It's hard to read there sometimes if it's at an angle. Yes, it's the ... item 4, the role of NAMA.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: You've got it.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. We're all right.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much. I'll just take a couple of questions myself there, Mr. O'Flynn, and it's been indicated to me that some members might want to have a very short break, a comfort break, at that time. Mr. O'Flynn, would you describe yourself as a developer or a builder or is there a difference?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I want to focus on the building aspect in a moment. Were you a land speculator at any time?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. And did you speculate at any-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: On the building side of it, I want to move to the present, and then maybe work a bit backwards and we'll go back into NAMA and all the rest of it. In testimony recently with the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, last week, one of the issues that he repeated over and over was to increase supply, increase supply, during the crisis years. However, we know that even with the increase in supply...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: But at affordable levels is the question I'm asking, Mr. O'Flynn? Is-----