Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

With respect, the question is very simple. The Taoiseach has agreed with what the Minister for Finance said. When will it be appreciated that the combination of the sovereign debt and the banking debt is not sustainable? What will the Government do about it? I predict that the interest rates will be reduced. We do not need to talk about corporation tax. We were told during the debate on the Lisbon treaty that corporation tax was not an issue and would not come up again. The real question relates to the comment of the Minister for Finance that the situation will not be sustainable. When will that happen? We are riding into a crisis about which our party warned during the election campaign. When will the situation become unsustainable? What will the Government do about it?

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