Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think Permanent TSB should go before an Oireachtas committee. It is time to see a little bit of humility from the banks, which the taxpayers have supported through very difficult times. They could do an awful lot worse than show a bit of humility and engage with the people's representatives. That should happen. It is a matter for the bank but that is my personal view.

Equally, however, Deputy Pearse Doherty needs to be truthful with people who are watching today, who are worried about their mortgages, who are working day and night to pay their mortgages. When he tells them "the train has left the station" that is simply false. The train has not left the station. The loans have not gone on the market.

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