Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

Those same speculators were also responsible in driving food and commodity prices.

The decision by the Financial Regulator to suspend short-term selling is welcome and must be maintained for as long as possible. However, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, should spend time, internationally, addressing these issues and should also address through the EU and UN, if possible, these excesses of capitalism. I find myself agreeing with Deputy Higgins on that issue.

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