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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did you see one coming from the banks?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: But they gave a verbal that they wanted a broad guarantee?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: With Anglo and Irish Nationwide nationalised?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I ... on ... can I go to document ... Vol. 2, page 111, Department of Finance, Chairman, and it's the bullet point for Cabinet, 28 September '08, it's a handwritten note: "As of 9 a.m., ... the"-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It's page-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: 28 September ... it's Vol. 2, Department of Finance, page 111 ... it's a handwritten note from your good self.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes:Minister from D. Doyle Above summarises position on financial markets. As of 9 a.m. today the Governor has not heard from Trichet. Now, what was your understanding of the communications between the Governor of the Central Bank, John Hurley, and the ECB officials in the period that led to the guarantee, the bank guarantee being put in place?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I presume the bank guarantee was of a top ... higher priority on the night?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: So, when you-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: And what was your understanding of communications coming up to the guarantee with the ECB?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think around the 19th.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: What did Mr. Hurley tell you on the night of the guarantee he had been told by the central bank, by Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: And looking back now, Mr. Doyle, would you have done anything different in terms of advice given to Government on ... leading up to the night of the guarantee in terms of the decisions that were taken?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: And do you think-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, final question. The ordinary person looking in, where they've ended up at a gross cost of €64 billion, do you think something could have been done differently in the periods ... the years leading up to cause the crisis, to ensure that it didn't happen?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry, yes. Go on, yes. What steps should have been taken?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did you bring ... you were-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, sorry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (17 Jun 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Well, it's just the context, Chairman.