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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: That's a leading question, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: No, even "or not", it is ... it's leading. No matter what way you dress it up and throw it out, it's leading. Move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Well, you can-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I have, and I have been told. It is a leading question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I do not think that's what actually he said, but you can clarify that: were there actions taken by the regulator in respect to these matters?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Sorry, I'll have to interject here. You are now moving into issues that are specific to the section that was ... that I read at the opening of this address. Mr. Grimes is very aware of this and, in fairness to Mr. Grimes, with whatever testimony he gave, he cannot end up in a situation where he's incriminating himself by breaching that section. You cannot and you know that, I know that,...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Well, there was plenty of training on this for the committee members.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Grimes can't talk about it because you cannot ask somebody to commit a legal offence. It's a legal offence if Mr. Grimes ... We can go round in circles ...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, and you know this. Senator, there was plenty of back briefing on this when we actually met in private session around this, so please don't play this out as if it's something new. And you're using your time, and, in fairness, you're deliberately now creating a situation where you are asking the witness in front of us to create a felony. That cannot be permitted. Please drive on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We can have as much private time as you can, but the legal advice is very clear on this so move on, Senator, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: It is the committee's legal advice. The committee has its own legal team. If you wish to challenge that and go away and get your own independent legal advice and feed it into us, I'd be quite happy to hear it, but I am sure they'd give you the same legal advice. So please move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We are indeed and we're operating within a legislative framework which we all must honour. So please move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And I said we'll accommodate that, Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: So you're going to extinguish your time and we still ... the same spot.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I will if ... and I allowed it for your colleague, Deputy McGrath, this morning and he certainly went over time because he was pursuing a good line of questioning so I'd ask you now to.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Please, please. Move on.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (27 May 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: He did.