Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

I left the Chamber for only ten or 15 minutes, as can be verified.

No convincing rationale for these sell-offs has been presented. The Minister makes the point that the Government would not realise the value of bank shares at present, given market conditions. Let us take that at face value. What makes him think he will get a correct valuation for the proposed sale of State assets?

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