Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The source of instability which that created was being resolved. Deputy Kenny has suggested that the ultimate amount involved could be of the order of €300 million, but the problems in Anglo Irish Bank were far greater than that. While it is a very large figure, in the context of overall banking stability it will not have the impact suggested by the Deputy. It would be better for us to keep things in perspective. The issue here was——

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