Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

I have a question coming. The Government has invariably employed the big four to do consultancy work in the case of the banks, and at the same time, in many high-profile cases, they have passed the banks and given the all-clear for the solvency test. How long will the Government continue to accept the independence of these guys when they are patently compromised? How long will it continue to give them millions in consultancy fees when they are also auditing the banks' accounts?

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