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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Other than the banks and the NTMA.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, all right.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, all right. Deputy Eoghan Murphy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Very good, Deputy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Senator MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you Senator. I am going to bring matters to a close now Mr. Cowen.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: That's what I am actually going to do. I know you have been with us for two days and there may be comments that are remarks or advices because this committee is about the future as much as about the past, that you'd like to close with and I'd now like to afford you some time to make a closing statement or remarks if you wish.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (8 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you Mr. Cowen. In bringing matters to conclusion I would like to thank you for your participation today and last week with the inquiry and to now formally excuse Mr. Cowen and to bring matters to conclusion and to adjourn until 9.30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Thursday, 9 July. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make an urgent determination in regard to an application for night time nappies in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26727/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have a quorum, the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now in public session. Can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off. We begin today's session No. 1, which is a public hearing and discussion with Mr. Brian Cowen, former Taoiseach and Minister for Finance. In doing so I'd like to welcome everyone to the public...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: So, again, welcome this morning, Mr. Cowen, and if I can invite you to make your opening statement to the committee, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you, Mr. Cowen, for your opening comments this morning. I just want to lead off with one question and then I'll invite Deputy O'Donnell and Deputy Higgins, who are our lead questioners this morning, to open up their line of questioning with you. Mr. Cowen, you were appointed Minster for Finance in September 2004 after being Minister for four other portfolios. Did you feel you were...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And on the matter of the advice that you were receiving from the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and Financial Regulator - and I probably particularly put this to when you came in the office of the Minister for Finance - some evidence and testimony that would have been brought before us, and even the Wright report and Nyberg, would indicate that, as early as 2004, the indicators were...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll correct myself. The reports would indicate that there were problems coming down the line in the way that the structural ... the budgets were actually put in place at the time.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Well, Mr. Cowen-----

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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I ... I would ask people to make their own judgments when the report is actually concluded and the committee has not expressed any opinion, one way or another, and witnesses that come in before here will be given as much time as they wish to respond to any matters, so I would maybe-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Thank you Mr. Cowen. Can I just deal with one other matter and then I'll move on to Deputy O'Donnell. In your statement you said, under point 59, that and abolishment or a reduction of stamp duty would have been irresponsible before 2007 elections and that you strongly resisted such demands. How did you feel when the Taoiseach at the time, Mr. Ahern, gave an interview to the Sunday...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The question I asked you, Mr. Ahern, were you informed of that in advance by Mr. Ahern?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (2 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you. Deputy O'Donnell.