Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

It is two and a half months since the Government intervened in the banking crisis to provide guarantees for depositors. As the Minister will be aware, credit has effectively dried up for many small businesses in the intervening period and sound businesses are going to the wall for lack of credit. Proposals have been made to extend the guarantee to longer term deposits to allow banks to continue. Will proposals emerge from the Government before the Dáil goes into recess? The fear among many people around the House——

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