Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

Is the Minister aware of the fact that, contrary to what is being said by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste, Dr. Michael Somers, who was the Government's nominee to the board of Anglo Irish Bank and the head of the NTMA for 20 years, said this week that the bond markets will not tolerate Irish bonds at the designated time in the Government's timetable and that we will need a second bailout? Mr. Colm McCarthy, who is the Government's nominee to the board of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, this week, has also said Ireland will need a second bailout.

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