Mary White (Fianna Fail)
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Certainly. I am just finishing my point.

Mr. O'Connor mentioned Mr. Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve. I was excited when I saw what he had the guts to do, but that is his mandate - to control inflation and create employment. There is a serious deficit within the ECB in that context. Its role should not just be to control inflation but also to find ways to help reduce unemployment. We need the EU to help us through this crisis. Austerity is not working. People are being-----