Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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That can be judged by the fact that if one reads through the report, it is all about varying the proposal. The fact that Ministers were not available to attend today in order to discuss this matter is a further indication that the political system does not have the backbone to do what is necessary. Now that we are discussing the confidence and supply agreement, one never knows what might happen. Fianna Fáil might find itself again and ensure that public banking is put back on the agenda.