Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It does not tally with the Taoiseach's claim that it would be only in very extreme cases. There is something missing in the equation. The Secretary General of the Department of Finance, John Moran, is saying very clearly that there must be a significant number of repossessions. The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank is saying there must be a significant number of repossessions but the politicians on the Government side are telling us not to listen to any of that. They say the Secretary General spoke out of turn. According to the Labour Ministers he should never have said that.

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