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Enda Kenny and Joan Burton to appear before Banking Inquiry

Written by Robert McHugh, on 22nd Jul 2015. Posted in Ireland

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Enda Kenny, Richard Bruton, Joan Burton, Pat Rabbitte & Joe O’Reilly will all be appearing before the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry tomorrow.
 
Chairman Ciaran Lynch TD said, "At tomorrow morning’s hearing, our witnesses are are An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD and Minister Richard Bruton TD. Tomorrow the Inquiry will focus on the role of the Oireachtas and the effectiveness of Oireachtas oversight of the government in the build up to the crisis and in responding to the crisis. 

The Taoiseach and Minister Bruton are appearing before the Inquiry today in the context of their respective roles as the leader of Fine Gael while in Opposition and as the Fine Gael spokesperson on Finance while in opposition, while the Tánaiste and Deputy Rabbitte answer questions in relation to their respective roles as the Labour Party spokesperson on Finance while in opposition and as the leader of the Labour party while in Opposition.
 
In particular our focus will be on three lines of inquiry - the effectiveness of the Oireachtas in scrutinising public policy on the banking sector and the economy; analysis of the key drivers for budget policy; and the appropriateness of the relationships between the government, the Oireachtas the banking sector and the property sector."
 
Source: www.businessworld.ie 

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