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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay. Thank you.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Long day. Can I just ask you ... you outlined some of the people that you were aware of had lobbied or suggested a guarantee. Can I ask you, in relation to reports in relation to other individuals who may have not lobbied for a guarantee but may have made their views known to the Department or others in relation to the broad issues that were happening,...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: So, no record and no recollection-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: No, no. The only reason I'm saying this is that these names have appeared in prominent national newspapers and the suggestion was made that there was contact with the Department of Finance. But if you're saying that, to your knowledge-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: All right. You've never heard a suggestion of that sort within the Department.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay, appreciate that. Your Minister - former Taoiseach - at the time of 17 March, Mr. Cowen, Minister Cowen, had a phone call with Seanie FitzPatrick. On 24 April he had a private meeting with the board and executives of Anglo Irish Bank and on 28 July he had the event at the Druids Glen golf club or social club. In any of those three events, did he report back to you or did he report back...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: I agree-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: No, I agree. It is ... it's part of the job to interact with the industry-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: My question-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: My question-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Yes. My question was directly as to whether he informed you of the outcome of the meeting. If we take, for example, 24 July, the board meeting with Anglo Irish Bank and the executives - you've given evidence that Seanie FitzPatrick was requesting a broad guarantee at the end of-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: -----April in 2008. You gave evidence already that Seanie FitzPatrick was looking for a broad guarantee in the end of the April, is what you've said. You mentioned that a D. Doyle was also about-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: -----a week later looking for a broad guarantee.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: DD, sorry. DD.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Yes.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: DD. Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay. I'm going to go to my last question here. And just to make this clear, I ... that wasn't the question I asked you, that was there any badness or inappropriateness or not or anything. What the question I asked you was, did the Minister of Finance report back to you or the Department in relation to the meeting?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay. Can you clarify this issue for me in relation to when was the point of no return for the State in terms of guaranteeing the liabilities of the bank? And I ask that question ... you mentioned in your opening statement about the fragility of the guarantee and the potential challenge. Now we know from your statement that the legislation was passed within days of the guarantee being...