Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is the stimulus that stimulates them to believe in themselves again, to believe in this great nation and to see this nightmare end.

This is a relatively small amendment but its impact is huge and its message significant. The dynamic amendment has the capacity to shift the mind space and thinking of distressed persons, who have otherwise abandoned all sense of hope. It is proximate. It is nearly immediate. Closure approaches. It will stimulate them back to recovery and employment and once again to create employment and walk with pride in their neighbourhoods. They will walk as productive and contributing Irishmen and Irishwomen should - free from the yoke of oppression of foreign bankers and unregulated hedge funds.

This is a good day and I hope to God it gets better for the many thousands of our fellow citizens who find themselves in financial distress and difficulty. It is clear I support the Bill.

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