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

Ciarán Lynch: I will give the Deputy extra time. There is a bit of confusion over whether there were discussions with Mr. Doyle and Mr. Cardiff, and if so what was the nature of them. If Professor Honohan can conclude the point, we can move on.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I have given the Deputy a lot of space. I call Senator O'Keeffe.

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

Ciarán Lynch: There are four key points in the Governor's letter. I remind members that I will not be engaging in repetition or recovering ground. This is with regard to new information or about adding to the information that is relevant to the points made in the Governor's letter.

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

Ciarán Lynch: Will the Senator deal exclusively with Professor Honohan's letters? I am not going to delve into other witnesses' presentations. When we move to the nexus phase, that may become relevant, but I ask the Senator to focus on the four key points in the Professor's letter to the committee.

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

Ciarán Lynch: As I would like to be able to take a few days off next week, rather than bring Professor Honohan back again, will he, please, not make a casual comment?

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

Ciarán Lynch: With respect, Senator, on what we are trying to establish, I am not going into the matter of reading the minds of other people who were in the room that night. When we move to the nexus phase, we will have the opportunity to question those witnesses. The Senator's substantive point is that the committee invited Professor Honohan this afternoon to clarify this for the Official Report. You...

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

Ciarán Lynch: I am not going to give the same weighting to an €8.5 billion question to Anglo Irish Bank with regard to the timing of a letter in this evening’s meeting. The Governor can be asked about it but I am not going to allow it be over-pressed.

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

Ciarán Lynch: It is within the gift of this inquiry to speak to individuals in the first party if it so wishes rather than take second-hand or third party advice. The Deputy should move on.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I will be cutting members off if they move into repetition.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I did not say it was but if any more members repeat any area I will move on.

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

Ciarán Lynch: You will be the first witness who has referred to the video.

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

Ciarán Lynch: Further to Deputy Murphy's question, there might be Oxford commas, which can change the complete context of a sentence or just an interpretive narrative that can be a bit skewed, but if you believe there is something of a substantive nature we would require you to inform the committee. The video recording gives a better impression of your evidence than a text might sometimes do. Deputies...

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

Ciarán Lynch: The Senator knows he should adhere to the Governor's letter and not drift from it, but he might explain the relevance when he is doing so.

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

Ciarán Lynch: And it is nearly dinner time, so we need to focus and then bring this to a conclusion.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Deputy Higgins and call Senator Marc MacSharry.

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

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you.

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

Ciarán Lynch: You are my best pupil. It is all said in jest. I thank Professor Honohan for coming before the inquiry-----

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

Ciarán Lynch: I can allow the Deputy ask a brief supplementary if he wishes.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I will bring the leads back in for a brief supplementary question and then wrap up.

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

Ciarán Lynch: It is a new question.