Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

We have the disgusting spectacle of Fine Gael and Labour cashing in hard-earned and profitable family jewels at the pawnbrokers to pay down Anglo Irish Bank and other private banking debt. I welcome the fact that the coming referendum will allow people the opportunity to reject these policies and to chart a new economic course for the country.

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