Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I pointed out, we cannot have a functioning economy without functioning banks. When the Government was elected to office, we had a banking system which was completely dysfunctional, had gone off the rails and required radical restructuring. This happened with the putting in place of the pillar bank system.

The Deputy asked if the Minister for Finance would be sacked. The answer to that question is "No."

We have a duty to the Irish taxpayer to see-----

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