Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I cannot answer that because I do not engage in speculation of that kind. We have impressed the position on the banks in the context of the bank guarantee. We have not capitalised the banks. The view is that at this time that is not necessarily where we need to be and that other initiatives are available. We are working with the banks and, as the Deputy knows, the Minister for Finance is working on these issues on a day-to-day basis, as a matter of urgency. To say that——

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