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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to comment on this?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: It is now 6.35 p.m. It was proposed earlier that we would break for half an hour at this point. I appreciate that Deputy Boyd Barrett will not be able to come back at 7 p.m. Does he want to make a quick comment on this amendment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Does Deputy Fleming wish to respond?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Does Deputy McDonald indicate that she wished to make a comment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: There is no room for comment on it because it was ruled out of order. Does the Deputy wish to comment on the section?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Double Taxation Agreements Motion: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (23 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...to be successful, will all the tax treaties change? The Irish ambassador is signing treaties on tax information exchange agreements with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Does that mean they are effectively under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom? Are the Bahamas influenced by UK law or are they completely separate?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...amounts to approximately, I think at present, €16 billion remaining at the end of 2013. Then we have the situation where the State, basically, still de factoowns AIB and Permanent TSB. How does the Government ensure that these difficult loans are dealt with appropriately and that there is no further substantial losses arising from these as the Irish citizenry tries to get its...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...Mr. Cardiff, would have been ... according to Mr. Cardiff when he was before ... he said, “The stronger the position you have the better your negotiation situation is.” By running out of cash, does your negotiation position get weaker or stronger?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. I'm going to wrap things up, Mr. Gray. I certainly appreciate, and the committee does, your co-operation this afternoon. We've, kind of, a long schedule today and we've a bit of an overrun. Is there anything you'd like to say? I know in your opening statement you gave some recommendations for the future, which the committee would always welcome to hear in terms of our report. Is...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...just about one-and-a-half billion on zoned land with planning permission and over €600 million, €641 million in fact, with speculative development and then the development, what's the "w/c" there? What does that mean? Development?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (3 Sep 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The policy does not include an extreme doomsday scenario similar to that which occurred post the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Can you explain why that wasn't the case in this instance?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (30 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...Anglo") carried out by the Financial Regulator between 9 and 17 May 2007." Then moving on to the third paragraph, it says, "The Financial Regulator's inspection process is a high level review and does not constitute a detailed examination or audit." So, at this stage, it's high level, it's not drilling down into very, very specifics. And as a result, it then goes on to say,...

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

Ciarán Lynch: I'm sure it does.

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

Ciarán Lynch: ...issue here with specific numbers and to stand up the numbers over the policy platform. The Deputy's question is that there is a cyclical and pro-cyclical presentation in the figures here and how does ... over the lifetime of Government, that would be compounded and compounded. So, do you stand over that this was a pro-cyclical-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I know they might be public but the witness does need to have a familiarisation with things as well.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...difference between returning to a sustainable construction programme, where it's 12% of the economy, as opposed to 24%, but there is a question as well that has to be put, that we, we ... recovery does not mean prices of back in the heady days of 2005, 2006 and 2007?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...into the financial crisis. This of course cannot be interpreted as encroaching on the confidentiality of Cabinet discussions, which cannot be waived by the Cabinet. In addition, the waiver does not extend to discussion of legal advice that could prejudice any litigation pending or anticipated regarding matters the committee may seek to inquire into. Mr. Gallagher, you're very welcome...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: ...crisis and the important mandate of this committee to inquire into the financial crisis. The waiver is limited to advices relating to the bank guarantee provided to the Government during September and October '08. In addition, the waiver does not extend to discussion of legal advice that could prejudice any litigation pending or anticipated regarding matters the committee may seek to...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I need you to wrap up now. I think the summary question is that because there's more cash being on deposit, does that facilitate further credit in the market?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Coming back to my final question on this - can you explain why it would appear that a copy of this document does not appear to have survived a meeting?