Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I would never expect the banks to do anything, given their involvement in the economic crisis we are trying to escape. I do not think the Taoiseach and his colleagues need the regulator to tell them what to do. They can see it in every constituency across this State.

The Taoiseach spoke about straight answers. I would like to remind him of some of the Government's public interest directors on the boards of banks. Former Labour Party leader Dick Spring gets a basic salary of €27,355-----

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