Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

It is incredible and unbelievable that we do not know what banks such as AIB and Bank of Ireland, which we have substantially recapitalised through the taxpayer, will do on this. There should be no question of what they should do on this, and the Taoiseach should make this clear. Has he or any member of the Government spoken to AIB or Bank of Ireland, for example, to make sure they pass on these rate reductions to hard-pressed mortgage holders?

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