Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The people own the banks. The Taoiseach has not reformed the banks for the benefit of their customers. The Taoiseach spoofs all the time about the great sacrifices being borne by the citizens. It is the Taoiseach who has imposed these sacrifices on them. Today - I am making the point again - on the one hand the Government sends bills out to take water charges out of people's pockets while at the same time the banks are refusing to pass on benefits to them. Again, I call on the Taoiseach to contrast or compare his attitude to the elites with his attitude to struggling households. Is the Taoiseach's approach fair?

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