Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

It was a motion of the House that provided for the two scoping reports. The motion was submitted by the Government with an agreement that the House would be able to debate the reports. I am asking a question that is perfectly in order, namely, whether the Tánaiste will indicate when the two reports will be made available to me, as the Labour Party spokesperson on finance. The reports have been with the Government for three or four days.

I note from the front page of the Irish Independent this morning that one of the people who has been most closely involved in the destruction of this economy, Mr. Fitzpatrick, formerly of Anglo Irish Bank, has declared that he will have his day and will be found not guilty, as it were, of any wrongdoing.

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