Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Obviously, the news today will be significant for the country. It is important that the House be in a position to deliberate on it in a considered way. Today, in essence, we can only have, at best, preliminary statements in terms of reaction to what the Central Bank will announce and what the Minister will announce to the House. We ask that early next week, by which time people will have had a proper opportunity to go through the full policy implications of this, time be made available for the Minister for Finance and Opposition spokespersons on finance to engage in a question and answer session and that sufficient time be allotted to facilitate detailed probing of the issues involved in the Dáil next week.

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