Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It was stated in the briefing notes circulated with the Government's second budget for 2009 that the NAMA must be established and start its work quickly to have the most impact and help the economy start to recover as soon as possible. That was over five weeks ago, but it has not been established yet. No legislation has been published for it and the Government has now rejected the sensible proposal being put forward by the Labour Party for an alternative way of dealing with the banking crisis. When will the legislation to establish an bord bailout be brought before the House?

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