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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----as must be every other person's testimony. Mr. Trichet is saying, when he came before ... when we met him in Kilmainham, he says, "[As] you know, we could [...] have continued on our side [...] having gone up to 100% of GDP [...] to 200% of GDP, [This is all the liquidity that was going into the banks after the guarantee] and why not 300% of GDP? [I can't do the French accent, so I'll...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Ms. Harney?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Just one final thing, just to clear up with Ms Harney. Earlier you said that the banks were insolvent, to your view. Did you say that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Only for Anglo, okay. And when did you become aware that Anglo was insolvent?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Which was?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: All right. Thank you. I now propose that we take a break for about six minutes. And, in doing so, just to let the witnesses know that they're still under oath, that they can consult with their ... whatever support or legal advices that they have with ... there, and that we resume at 5.00 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. With members' permission so, we'll go back into public session and continue our engagement with Mr. Gormley and Ms Harney. Is that agreed? And, in doing so, can I invite Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. Deputy, you've six minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Freudian slip there.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you very much. Next questioner is Senator Michael D'Arcy. Senator?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: If you could actually cite the statement, it would helpful, Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: If you could cite what Mr. McWilliams said.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: It's on the screen there.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Interference there folks. Sorry about that now, Senator, but there's somebody near you with a phone.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Sorry, now, let the witness decide how they will answer, Senator, if you don't mind, and I'll let the judgment be made later. Just ask the question please, without statement.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Last question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Senator Sean Barrett. Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much. Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We're moving into kind of area here that, that I don't want to be making recalls of people later on to clarify and I'm just assisting here.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (29 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The test is ... I don't want to be if it ... no, I'm just insisting there. I don't want to be ... and if you'll just assist me a second because as part of the conclusion of this inquiry they ... we would maybe need to get further clarification. So I'll just allow you a minute or two here because ... rather than us writing to you later on and all the rest of it, okay? So, Deputy.