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Jean Claude Trichet will be in Dublin today, where he’ll face questions from the banking inquiry.
The former European Central Bank (ECB) president won’t be making his way to Leinster House, however, as the banking committee goes on a tour of sorts.
Trichet will answer questions from committee members after a lecture at the Institute of International and European Affairs at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham at 2.30pm.
He was in charge of the ECB when Ireland introduced the bank guarantee and entered the Troika’s bailout programme.
Committee members will have two 45-minute sessions in which to question Trichet.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, Labour Senator Susan O’Keeffe said the situation wasn’t ideal but noted that members were happy a compromise had been reached, as this approach was better than nothing and the committee didn’t want “to cut of its nose to spite its face”.
Trichet will no doubt be asked why taxpayers had to repay bondholders owed money by some Irish banks which were being liquidated.
This is a significant day for the inquiry, but whether or not Trichet will say anything new remains to be seen.
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Originally published: 9am
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