A Cabinet Minister says Jean Claude Trichet is "disrespecting" the Dáil by refusing to make himself available for the banking inquiry.
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Mr Trichet was the head of the ECB during Ireland's banking collapse – and was strongly opposed to burning Anglo bondholders.
He says ECB rules mean he doesn't have to attend the inquiry – and he says the bank guarantee was a decision taken "without consultation" by the Irish Government of the time.
