Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

If they were not in this country they would be somewhere else. They employ people here. In the past all our young graduates had to emigrate to London, Luxembourg and America, but now they are employed here. Let us put a stop to the begrudging attitude. I agree with Deputy Rabbitte's core point, that the more competition we get to help people, the better.

I am not overly concerned that our borrowing ratio is out of line, based on the high saving ratios and the high reserves in the banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.

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