Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)

We want transparency and we want accountability. These are questions that need to be answered by the Minister.

In all the contributions made by Fianna Fáil Deputies tonight, I did not hear one mention of the taxpayer. This is fundamentally about protecting taxpayers' money. We want the banking system to be fluid and functional, because the key feature in this recapitalisation scheme is about getting funds flowing to small businesses and to mortgage holders. Neither of these things has occurred. This is not about bailing out the banks.

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