Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Okay, the Taoiseach did not know about this on 30 September. The Government was in discussion with the banks. We were told on 30 September that the Government was in discussions with the banks. Arising from those discussions, the Taoiseach came before the House and effectively asked the Dáil to hand over the deeds of the country to bail out the banks in a guarantee scheme.

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