Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the Deputy's proposal on the banks, the important point from the perspective of everybody in the country, including people suffering from mortgage distress, is that we have banks that function properly as banks, give credit and also lend mortgages for new homes. There has to be balance, however. In developing a balanced policy, I assume Sinn Féin would want functioning banks that can lend credit to businesses.

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