Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

The Bill on the NAMA does not make it to section A of the Government legislation programme. It is on the C list, although the Taoiseach indicated it had some level of priority. The C list is a bit like former Ministers of State who were let go. It tends to be slow progress to get to the C list. What are the Government's intentions? In the reports published around the world of rescues for banks by State Governments that worked, transparency and a degree of bipartisanship have been essential.

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