Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

-----in the past by the Financial Regulator, the Central Bank, the Department of Finance, the various Ministers for Finance and the Taoiseach. We have never been told the full truth.

It is my belief that a bailout is not inevitable. That means that if we get a few things right, it will not have to happen. First, the Government must restore the confidence of other governments, the markets and the international community, so that they will actually believe its words; second, there must be a parliamentary majority in this House with the moral authority and political credibility to make the necessary changes; and third, there must be a proper growth plan to demonstrate to others that we are serious about our business and about the future. The Taoiseach has failed on all three of these fundamentals.

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