Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understood when I was arranging to take the Order of Business this morning that this matter had been agreed between the Whips, having been before the Committee on Procedure and Privileges in the context of the relevant changes in Standing Orders that are required. I was advised that the Whips had reached agreement on that. To be clear, the purpose of this Bill is to empower the Central Bank, which is an independent entity in its roles and functions, to co-operate with the banking inquiry as fully as possible.

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