Banking Inquiry to engage with Jean-Claude Trichet at IIEA event

28/04/2015

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry Committee will engage with former President of the ECB Jean-Claude Trichet at an Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) meeting in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Thursday, 30th April 2015 at 2.30pm.

Mr Trichet will deliver a speech on the Governance of the ECB: past, present and future. The event will be chaired by Brendan Halligan, Chairman of the IIEA, with responses by Dr Michael Somers, Vice-Chairman of AIB, and Professor Gavin Barrett, UCD School of Law.

Committee Chairman Ciarán Lynch said: “Mr Trichet will be addressing a meeting of the IIEA in a personal capacity on Thursday and has agreed to engage with the Committee at this event. The Committee has agreed to attend this meeting which will take place in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, starting at 2.30pm. The Committee will engage with Mr Trichet following his opening statement at the event. This is an opportunity for us to use this engagement as ‘evidence’ in our inquiry. Web-casting or live streaming of the event and Q&A session, in addition to a written transcript, will also be provided.”

The running order for the event is:

• Opening remarks by IIEA Chairman Brendan Halligan IIEA
• Speech by Jean Claude Trichet
• Short response from Michael Somers, Vice-Chairman of AIB
• Short response from Dr. Gavin Barrett, UCD
• Q&A session
– IIEA Audience participation
– Committee (45 minutes)
– IIEA Audience participation
– Committee members (45 minutes)
• Wrap up by Brendan Halligan

The event will be televised on Oireachtas TV and will be syndicated to broadcast media on request. Any broadcast queries should be addressed to Claire Donoghue: 01-6183789, email cdonoghue@picommunications.tv. This event will also be webcast on this website.

Any media enquiries in relation to the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry should be addressed to:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
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Dublin 2

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Further information on the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry can be accessed on the dedicated website: www.oireachtas.ie/bankinginquiry/

All general enquiries should be directed to the Committee Secretariat.
e. contactbankinquiry@oireachtas.ie
t. +353 1 618 3651

Committee Membership

Deputies

Ciarán Lynch (Chairman)
Pearse Doherty
Joe Higgins
Michael McGrath
Eoghan Murphy
Kieran O’Donnell
John Paul Phelan

Senators

Sean D Barrett
Michael D’Arcy
Marc MacSharry
Susan O’Keeffe