Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy attended a meeting yesterday evening. He was in the presence of the Taoiseach during which the issues of aid and the independence of the regulator were raised. It is not expedient for the Government to appoint an independent regulator to ensure companies and groups are subject to financial regulation and then interfere in the process. Is that what the Deputy is suggesting?

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