Results 841-860 of 4,168 for speaker:Susan O'Keeffe
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: And did ... can you recall, did the bankers ... there were four - I think two from each of the main banks. Can you recall whether or not they informed the meeting that they had met and been in touch by phone with Anglo Irish that day and-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: I'm sorry?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: They didn't make that information available, okay. And did they ... was there a conversation that took place between them or did they simply come in and lay out their stall and then leave, if you-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Okay. Mr. Cardiff has given evidence that it was his view that the Taoiseach, if you like, seemed predisposed at the start of the meeting pretty much to ... towards a guarantee. Now, I know that you missed ... I think you missed the beginning ... the very beginning of the meeting, but I think you did say in evidence here today that you had thought it was a briefing meeting for the Cabinet...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: You didn't know about Joe Lennon's note.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Until you got there.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Thank you.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Thank you, Chair, Ms Herbert in Mr. Cardiff's statement he said that there was ... that you were ... accompanied Minister Lenihan to a meeting in Brussels on 22 September 2010. Do you recall that meeting and, if so, can you tell us what the nature of the discussions were and what demands or what ... what was going on with the European Commission at that point in relation to Ireland?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: And was there any outcome after the meeting?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: I appreciate you weren't present.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: And what was Mr. Lenihan's demeanour after that if, you know, if that was the start of that kind of rankle about figures?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Okay. On the night of the guarantee, William Beausang who is obviously an official, told us about how he worked on a draft of a release that related to the guarantee and that he'd had ... his e-mail record showed that there was a draft that was sent to him. Were you involved at all with William in that draft?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: But you didn't have a hand in ... you weren't sitting at a machine or talking to Mr. Beausang?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Okay. But it's your ... but you believe that it was because the Central Bank was already set in its view that it came with that?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: When you were going over to Government Buildings for that meeting, and I know you weren't party to them, but were you aware or did Mr. Lenihan make any observation about what he expected the outcome of the meeting might be, you know, we'll be ... there'll be a solution or we'll have nationalised or did he-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Were there any observations again around any statement ... you talked about the statement that was made that was delivered the following morning, about whether or not the statement would contain the expression that all banks were solvent? Because this came up in evidence from Mr. Eugene Sheehy from the bank, that ... you know, would it say that or not. Were you part of any of that conversation?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Well in fact Mr. Sheehy said there was clearly a risk in the statement and didn't want that to be said.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: And in fact it wasn't said.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: In relation to the banks overall that they ... it wouldn't be said that they were all solvent. It didn't say it in the final release.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: When Mr. Lenihan gave an interview in March 2011 he said that when Brian Cowen asked him to be Minister for Finance, "I did not seek the job and I did argue with him at the time but he asked me to do it and you don't refuse a Prime Minister." Do you recall what his, you know, yourself, what was the view, what was your view, did it come as a surprise, was he delighted, was he worried, was he...