Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

That presents the Minister and his colleagues with a conflict of interest because the chickens in the Galway tent are firmly coming home to roost.

AIB and Bank of Ireland are somewhat culpable. The chief executive officer of Bank of Ireland stated yesterday that he will retire next June. What kind of cloud cuckoo land is the man living on? He should retire immediately. What will happen the bank between now and June as his fellow executives jockey for position to see who will take over?

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