The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry today agreed the fifth tranche of witnesses for the Nexus Phase of the Inquiry.<\/p>\n
The Nexus Phase, when the Committee will engage with institutions and individuals who had roles relating to the crisis, will focus on three broad elements \u2014 Banking Systems & Practices; Regulatory and Supervisory Systems & Practices; and Crisis management systems and policy responses \u2014 and how these three elements interacted with each other.<\/p>\n
Chairman Ciaran Lynch TD says: \u201cToday the Committee agreed and signed off on the fifth tranche of witnesses for the Nexus Phase of hearings. This tranche will centre on advisors to the Government; C&AG; the Attorney General; developers; and the NTMA. The notification includes the name, role, line of inquiry and proposed date for the hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Nexus Phase hearings will run until the middle of September with a total of 64 public hearings planned. It is now envisaged that around 60 witnesses will be called to the public hearings during the Nexus Phase.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis phase of our hearings includes a move by the Committee to compelling witnesses and statements and the use of evidence. Under the witness management protocol, there will be a structured witness engagement with a seven week lead-in between the notification and the public hearing. The protocol includes timescales, evidence books and technical briefings.<\/p>\n