John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The matter of whistleblowers was mentioned. When Mr. Jonathan Sugarman appeared before us, he told a compelling story and outlined what he did. When we questioned the Central Bank, it told us that it could not tell us whether a sanction had been applied to the bank in question or whether there had been any fine. Under legislation it was not permitted to say. However, when credit unions have a problem and are fined, it is all over the newspapers. Where is the level playing field between the banks and credit unions?