Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

It is not agreed. This is a proposal for a variation of the Order of the Dáil yesterday and I oppose it on the basis that a further variation is required. It is unthinkable that there would not be a substantial feature in the House today of the disaster in Ulster Bank, notwithstanding the short exchanges by the Leaders this morning. We need the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, to make a statement to the House on the loss of 900 jobs, 600 of which are in this State and the bulk of which are low and middle income workers-----

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