Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I was not the only person absolutely appalled by the revelation at the Oireachtas committee last week by Mr. Aynsley, the chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, to the effect that the €22 billion put into that bank by the taxpayer will never be seen again and will end up in a black hole. Given that the Taoiseach gave a personal promise to the House on 1 October 2008 that the Irish taxpayer would not be held liable in any way for banking policies being pursued by the Government, does he accept that the majority of this €22 billion will, in the words of Mr. Aynsley, never be seen again?

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