Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

-----in the aftermath of a Fianna Fáil defeat and are getting their demand in now lest this Government slip up soon.

This morning's Irish Independent reported the case of a developer being taken to court by a financial institution covered by the guarantee scheme. Unnamed sources criticised the court action as being unwise and not what had been expected. The Minister's colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, appeared on an episode of "Questions and Answers" approximately one month ago and claimed that even developers' family homes would be taken. The Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, should read today's newspaper for the unattributed comments-----

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