Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, that the Government realise that it is taxpayers' money which is being handed over to bail out banking executives; that the banks cannot survive without this bail-out from the taxpayer and that, therefore, the Government should appreciate the strong position it is in and the need for it to dictate to the banks that senior executive salaries be capped, perhaps in line with the Taoiseach's salary — at best they should hand back their bonuses for each of the past three years; that people in genuine mortgage difficulties are given a moratorium; and that small to medium-sized enterprises have access to the reasonable level of funding necessary to maintain their viable businesses. We have had enough messing from the banks. It is time they were sorted out once and for all.

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