John Hurley: Current state of the Irish economy Opening statement by Mr John Hurley, Governor of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, Dublin, 15 July 2008.
*  *  *  Good afternoon Chairman and members of the Joint Committee and thank you for the invitation to speak with you today on the current state of the economy and the banking/financial services sectors. I am accompanied by Tony Grimes, the Director General of the Central Bank and Tom O’Connell, Assistant Director General, Economics.