That said, I’m well aware of the severe economic hardship brought about by the crisis. Many Irish households and Irish firms still suffer from it today. Hence all parties, including the Central Bank, must continue to do their utmost to prevent a replay of the banking crisis and protect the financial stability of the country.
I’ll share with you what I know of the reforms put in place here after the crisis before I joined, and I’ll present the further European reforms that we have replaced them with in the past year and a half.