Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Does the Government propose, in the context of the very difficult budget that will be introduced in December, to publish information about the Estimates so the Opposition will have a sense of the Government's proposals on expenditure? An official of the Central Bank felt free yesterday to recommend savage cuts. The Opposition must have some information about the approach the Government is taking.

When the Dáil reassembled for the NAMA debate, the Minister for Finance published proposals on the roll-over and indefinite extension of the bank guarantee in five year periods. There has been no opportunity to debate that because the proposals were published after second Stage of the National Assets Management Agency Bill commenced. Will the Government provide time to specifically debate the extension of the guarantee, including the possible extension for tier two dated subordinated debt?

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