Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

These people had neither hand, act nor part in bringing about the wreckage of the economy. The Government is concerned that the people are consulted properly and treated fairly. That is the minimum required. In respect of the recapitalisation of the banks, the Government wants to see a situation where banks get back to lending for the purposes for which they should. I refer to small businesses and mortgages. We do not want a situation where there is a diversion from that. It is a balance between fair treatment, full consultation, understanding the difficulties of the people who will be the victims of these redundancies and recapitalisation of the banks, the focus of which should be on lending into the economy for growth purposes.

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