Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

We have been making corrections, but every measure we have introduced has been opposed by the Opposition. With regard to the banking policy initiatives, regardless of Deputies' assertions to the contrary, what we are being told is that we must continue and accelerate them in order to increase the banks' capitalisation. It is on that basis that we must seek funding elsewhere in addition to our own.

What is Deputy Gilmore suggesting? One journalist in the economic field, who has an expertise in this area, gave an analogy yesterday. If a person has a financial problem and goes to his family for help-----

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