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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: On the issue of winner, that's going to be the key point. Deputy Rabbitte, as was referred to by Senator D'Arcy, the issue of the 2% cut to the basic rate of income tax was announced by you at the party conference just prior to the general election in 2007 when you announced it during the leader's speech that night. Can I put it to you, that would ... I put the proposition to you that this...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Tánaiste, the ... as the finance spokesperson for the Labour Party, I would assume that you would have met with Department of Finance officials on an ongoing basis and you would have access to the general secretary of that Department, as would other opposition TDs with the line general secretary. That would be the case, yes?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: But would you have sought access?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Did you seek meetings with the general secretary of the Department of Finance during your time as finance spokesperson in opposition .. Labour Party?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Did you request-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A general assumption that could be made of that period of time was the soft landing theory. And the soft landing theory has ... seemed to have influenced a lot of political strategy, a lot of political thinking, a lot of political manifestos and so forth. This committee has asked previous finance Ministers and Taoiseachs and general secretaries ... sorry ... the senior civil servants in the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I can get into the issue of the NTMA and the other issues, and I just want to go for a break after this, I just need to answered, so I can. Was there at any time an engagement by you or representatives of your office to ... operating on your behalf, as finance spokesperson of the Labour Party, to seek evidence that there was a soft landing, that ... in the Department of Finance, not in any...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Tánaiste, I am going to push the question. I'm asking specifically with regard to the soft landing theory, not to talk about kind of macro-forecasts and all the rest of it. Can you give us documentation that shows us that there is something supporting a soft landing?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I just need to very simply ask Tánaiste is ... was there a deliberate and strategic position taken that we need to examine this soft landing theory? The Department of Finance are actually saying it. Do they have something in there that actually supports it? I just need to get that answer, and I don't believe in "Yes" and "No", but I just need to get that pinned down.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. I'm just going to propose ... there's a request for a very short comfort break for five minutes. I propose that we will adjourn temporarily and to return and 14.35. Just to let the witnesses know that they are still under oath during that time and they-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: A five-minute break.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We are back in public session, with a full house. In doing so, I now wish to resume questioning. Is that agreed? Agreed. In doing so, I now invite Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Senator Susan O'Keeffe.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll just bring Senator O'Keeffe in. I'll just bring Senator O'Keeffe in, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We've had that testimony already from you. Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The question-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Senator, I need you to ask one supplementary because I need to move on, thank you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Senator Marc MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Sorry, just a second.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Thank you. Senator Marc MacSharry.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I'll afford you a bit time, Senator, I'll afford you a bit of time.