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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I am just reiterating the point. I am not trying to badger the Governor.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: We received the professor's statement today very late and my questions refer specifically to the letter, scenario 2, as outlined in respect of emergency liquidity assistance, ELA. Did he have any discussions with his predecessor as Governor of the Central Bank about the meeting that took place around the guarantee and whether that ELA was sought? He mentioned in the letter that it would...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I have no further questions.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: That was not repetition.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: It was a question about the letter.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: It will come back to the professor.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Waterford Crystal pensions will be issued to the relevant employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10380/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome Mr. Carswell. In his response to the Chairman's first question, Mr. Carswell mentioned briefly the role of auditors. Are the rules regarding how auditors audit the accounts of financial institutions post-crisis, effective? Will the changes that have been made be effective into the future? Several witnesses have pointed to a potential conflict, at least, in terms of how auditors...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I want to refer briefly to the lobbying issue that Deputy Murphy mentioned. Mr. Carswell referred in his opening statement to cosy relationships, which Deputy Murphy mentioned. In the period prior to the crisis, did Mr. Carswell unearth any evidence of those lobbying relationship between either financial institutions or representatives of the sector and leading political players at the time...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Did Mr. Carswell have evidence of specific lobbying of specific people?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Who was lobbying who, without naming names?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Who were they lobbying?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Mr. Carswell mentioned in his book, but I did not bring my copy today, the bonus structure that existed. There were several references throughout Anglo Republic: Inside the Bank that Broke Irelandof the bonus structure. Will he give examples of the differences that existed between institutions and also between different bonus levels for senior and lower management levels? Does he believe...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: In Mr. Carswell's new role in the United States, has he obtained any information about the alleged intervention of the then US Treasury Secretary, Mr. Timothy Geithner, which he has written about in his own book, in relation to the prevention of the burning of senior bondholders in 2010.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: In relation to Dr. Bacon's three reports on the housing market, how was he appointed to conduct those reports? Was there a tendering process?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Was it advertised each time?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: When Dr. Bacon was conducting those reports, did he have private clients who were property developers, be they commercial, residential or financial institutions?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Has Dr. Bacon ever served in any capacity with a property development company or a financial institution?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Will Dr. Bacon outline what that was?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (4 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: That was subsequent to conducting the reports.