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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Is Mr. Mulhall aware of meetings that took place later?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Is Mr. Mulhall aware of whether they had planned to cover the topic again the following day-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: -----and ended up not covering it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Then on Saturday, 20 September 2008, the deposit guarantee limit was increased from €20,000 to €100,000?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Mr. Mulhall asks in his opening statement on page 2, "Could we have done it better?". He outlined the role of RTE as a public service broadcaster and he indicated that it could have done better. What could have been done better in his view?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Would it have been put to the Department of Finance, the regulator or the Central Bank that the dependence of the banks on property-related lending posed a risk to the economy and the financial stability of the State?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: In hindsight, does Mr. Mulhall think that during the general election campaign and debates of 2007 all of the political parties were sufficiently challenged on the proposals that they were making at the time, for example, around income tax cuts, the effect of abolition of stamp duty for first-time buyers, major spending commitments, at a time really which was beyond the peak of the economy?...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are required under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 to seek documents of personal identification from persons who are directors, but not signatories, in respect of an account held with the financial institution by a public company limited by guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Staff (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by the special assignee of the Insolvency Service of Ireland at the end of 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Data (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of completed bankruptcies in 2013 and 2014 which involved the surrender of the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12231/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by a project (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that funding is required to ensure the work can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken in delivering a primary care centre in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the current status of the project and the next steps in the process, including the timeframe; the ranking of this project on the Health Service Executive's priority list of primary care centre projects around the country; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 141. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the Autism Bill 2012 through Committee Stage in the lifetime of the current Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12303/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a proposed amalgamation of two national schools (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans to provide a new school building, should the amalgamation proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times and the percentage of overall decisions this represents, where An Bord Pleanála made a decision against the recommendation of its inspector for each of the years 2012 to 2014, inclusive; if he will confirm the obligation on the board to set out the grounds on which the inspector's recommendation...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Dr. Mercille went to a lot of trouble to analyse the various articles and editorials across the main newspapers and arrived at certain conclusions about the balance of coverage in the lead-up to the crisis in particular. Is there evidence that those with contrarian views who could see the crash coming could not get such articles published?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: He was heard but Dr. Mercille is arriving at conclusions which are critical of the media because of what he regards as unbalanced coverage in the lead-up to the crisis. That presupposes there were voices that were contrarian in nature but could not get a platform. Is there evidence of that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: Maybe the media were reporting these views.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

Michael McGrath: How can one criticise the media if there is not any evidence that they denied a platform to people with alternative views who saw the crisis coming? Who are they and what is the evidence that they could not get heard?