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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: When did it become an issue for the Central Bank?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: When did that become an issue for the Central Bank?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: When?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: There was a time that the banks', kind of, strong road changed into funded patterns, as you mentioned yourself, and this gave rise to becoming an issue for the Financial Regulator, and so forth. But when did it become an issue for the Central Bank? When was this on your radar that there was a very significant concern there that the macro-prudential system now was actually in danger of...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. And just to finalise, you can add whatever you wish then by means of conclusion as well, Mr. O'Connell. You began your statement to the inquiry today with the remark that Ireland's banking and economic crash should never have been allowed to happen. So, without getting into specific personalities - we're maybe dealing now in an institutional level - do you think that it shouldn't...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you, Mr. O'Connell. Is there anything else you would like to add by means of final comment?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much and you have included those in your opening comments as well and they will be taken into consideration when we come to the conclusions process.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: So, with that said, I'd like to thank for Mr. O'Connell for his participation here and for his engagement with the inquiry. The witness is now excused and I propose that we adjourn the meeting until 9.30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Thursday, 11 June 2015. Is that agreed?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21812/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 264. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a recommendation by Pobal concerning a community association (details supplied) in County Cork which applied under the Community Services Programme Business Plan 2015 to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22381/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Jun 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 1021. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be granted to tender for the construction of housing units for homeless people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22384/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have a quorum, I'm calling the meeting into public session. Is that agreed? As we have a quorum, the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now in public session and can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to ensure that their mobile devices are switched off. Today's session 1 is a public hearing with Mr. Patrick Neary, former CEO of the Irish Financial Services...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Before hearing from the witness, I wish to advise the witness that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If you are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and you continue to do so, you are entitled thereafter only to a qualified...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you, Mr. Neary, and if I can now invite you to make your opening remarks to the committee, please?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you for your opening statement, Mr. Neary, and just to remind the ... so that we get the structure of today's proceedings under way, this morning's session will be focusing on the period of Mr. Neary's tenure up to October 2007, while the afternoon session will focus on developments in the period of November 2007 to January 2009, which we will be dealing with this afternoon with you Mr....

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Neary, in my opening comments today I said that this is the 30th hearing of the banking inquiry. We have had a number of witnesses that have come to us during that period. I would like to quote some of them to you. Professor William Black told the inquiry on 5 February that extreme growth itself is something that should not be allowed by a regulator. We have centuries of experience to...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you. I'm going to move on to Senator D'Arcy. Senator D'Arcy, you've 25 minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Before you clarify that though, Mr. Neary, I'm getting reports of phone interference, so can I ask members to turn off their phones and to put them ... even if ... if they're not the questioner, if they're in proximity to the questioner, they're interfering with the microphone and broadcast as it's actually happening, so please have your phones on safe mode, please. Do not be using them...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A question, please, Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (28 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----now, Senator.