Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not think sensible investment in sensible infrastructural projects was the cause of our problems. Good governance involves good investment which would be a creative initiative. The Minister knows that the domestic economy presents our biggest problem because it is struggling which impacts on people's lives. The lack of finance remains a serious problem. The Government promised a State strategic investment bank but two years have passed. Does it intend to establish it or is it dead in the water?

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