James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It must be said that the banking sector moved faster than society in that regard. I recognise that and the statistics are very clear. It is dropping all the time. I am not burying my head in the sand. Sectors such as agriculture and small business such as cafes, florists and bakeries rely on cash payments. Many old age pensioners also rely on cash. They trust it. It was a hugely worrying trend, which nearly happened but did not quite. I hope we will not see a repeat of it in the near future. I will move on if that is okay.