Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

There are two Bills promised. The first is the financial services (deposit guarantee scheme) Bill. How can the Government proceed with that Bill in the context of what we now know about what the Government knew about the guarantee and the circumstances in Anglo Irish Bank but refused to tell this House when it introduced the guarantee on 29 September? The second Bill is the National Pensions Reserve Fund (Amendment) Bill. How can that Bill be introduced when we know that the proposal to put €7.5 billion into the two big banks is seriously and dangerously flawed because of behind the scenes deals between this Government and Anglo Irish Bank?

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