Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

What happens to the man or woman who is now in difficulty with the banks? Is the Minister going to do any deal for such individuals? I received a call from a constituent yesterday who asked me to ask the Minister that question today. The ability to do so is one of the privileges of being a Member of this Parliament. What will the Minister do for the ordinary person? Now that he is saving the banks, will he also do a deal for people who are in difficulty with mortgage repayments and whose homes are in danger of being repossessed?

In the United States of America, the FBI was sent in to investigate the banks. I want to——

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