Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

This guarantee is not to run out until 31 December. We are told personnel from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF are coming to Ireland tomorrow to discuss structural deficiencies in the banking system. I suggest we postpone discussion on this motion for some time until we know exactly what is the extent of the new liability for which we shall have to fork out. There is plenty of time until 31 December. Rather than just pushing it through in this fashion, I suggest we await the full facts so that we may have clarity in regard to what we will be liable for.

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