Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

On the question of the restoration of Ireland's reputation in terms of financial services and financial probity, what is the Taoiseach or the various committees doing to seek to restore the country's reputation in the context of the banking crash, and all the other events that have happened? Has the Taoiseach or his Government had any contact with the new EU Commissioner Barnier, who will be dealing with the whole issue of financial markets regulation? Does he foresee any further regulation of the IFSC, because international companies that locate there effectively want a gold-plated assurance scheme to the effect that regulation is of the highest level, particularly American companies reporting to their home jurisdictions?

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