Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

There are not many accountants or business people but there are an awful lot of lawyers in the Government. I do not recall commercial hearings in this country being held in camera, except for family law cases so this is a massive restriction on information. If the Government does not want people to riot in the streets, something none of us wants, it must be willing to explain to people who are the beneficiaries of this process. I do not have to tell the Minister of State that people are caught between rage and despair over what has been done to the economy.

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