Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry. It is a fact, though. The Minister did vote for the chief executive. I apologise if I was out of order.

We do not have an answer to these questions at a time when the Minister is also approving the banks' activities, which involve taking on, crucifying and punishing the standard variable rate mortgage holders. It is no good for the Minister to come in here and ask us to wait to see what happens next week. He had a great opportunity to say he would not vote favourably unless the bank did something about the unfortunate mortgage holders but he bottled it. He could have done what I describe, sacked the board and put in his own people who would change the policy of the banks.

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