Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am glad. I hope the Deputy is not calling Deputy Tom Hayes as he is now part of the Government. I ask about the county enterprise boards (dissolution) Bill. There were people from my and other counties here yesterday who are very concerned about their future. I have supported our county enterprise board and I value what it has done with little money over the years.

With regard to the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill, will the Tánaiste comment on what I regard as a very worrying statement last night from Mr. George Osborne, MP, about the disengagement - or perhaps the dropping into the Irish Sea - of Ulster Bank by the Royal Bank of Scotland? I have raised this significant issue before. There will be a major effect on us here in Ireland.

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