Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I was in ... I was actually out in, I think, it was the TV3 station in the morning. I had a call from the late Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan. I was actually just about to start an interview. I think at that stage that he may have spoken to Deputy Bruton as our spokesman on finance, and the question that he asked me was like, "What would Fine Gael's position be if a guarantee were given in respect of the banks?" And I recall saying to him, "Look, I'm doing an interview here but we have to have a banking system because it's the lifeblood of the economy but I'd need to know the conditions that you're talking about."