Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In an article of 25 May 2008, Mr. McWilliams wrote:

The boom in Ireland was little more than a scam. Ireland was the victim of a financial coup d’etatwhereby a cabal of the banks and developers, with the blessing of the Government and cheer-led by various vested interests who were getting their grubby cut, took over our economy.

Does Mr. McWilliams stand by this statement and, if so, how can he back up the statement that it was done with the support of the Government of the day?