Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

-----it is clear to me that NAMA is the major political battleground this autumn, or certainly will be until we get close to budget time. The Opposition needs to, and has, put forward plausible alternative solutions which justifies its opposing the Government's scheme. I would do credit to the sense and patriotism of both Fine Gael and the Labour Party in saying that were they to find themselves in government in short order, which is what they aspire to, they would, with very few changes, take over the system on which the Government has elaborated. I am under no illusions-----

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