James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. In the past week the infamous €440 billion bank guarantee has come to an end and the Central Statistics Office statistics show that 58,000 jobs have been created in the past year. This is the strongest showing yet that we are on a road to recovery. However, there is still the issue of dealing with those that brought this country to its knees. I refer to the Seanie Fitzpatrick and the David Drumm golden circle which got €450 million and those who rigged the balance sheet of Anglo Irish Bank.

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