Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

That is the point I made to Mr. Brown but many of those who were caught in the bubble are making huge sacrifices. It is also a drain on the economy because funds that should be going into goods and services to create employment are being diverted to the financial system. Rather than the business as usual approach, does Mr. Brown not think the financial system as a whole should find a global solution along the lines I mentioned?