Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The €25 billion in Mr. Honohan's desk of bonds replacing the promissory notes should be cancelled. If I was Taoiseach - an idea as remote as one could ever imagine - I would say "Patrick, tear those up please and I will make the call to Mr. Draghi". A total of €25 billion neutralised across Europe is a very small load for 500 million people. If we told the story truthfully and well to them they would understand that our 4 million citizens should not be carrying that €25 billion.

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