Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

On lending to business and mortgage arrears, the Government has been led on a merry-go-round by the banks so far. The economic management council last met representatives of the banks in February. On foot of the report by the Credit Review Office earlier this week and the deepening mortgage crisis as evidenced by the latest Central Bank figures, will the Tánaiste call the banks before the economic management council again, ask them the hard questions such as why they are not fulfilling their responsibilities to this country and get some answers and action to deal with these two critical issues facing the country?

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