Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I know. I am sorry that I was called away for a meeting. I spoke on the Bill last night. I have huge concerns about what is going on and the way we are passing this legislation without proper scrutiny. It will come back to bite us. Biting us is one thing, but it will bite the people we represent and they are the families throughout the country that need support. They do not want anything for nothing. All they want is fair play and a decent interest rate. In these times, they should be getting money at low interest rates. If the banks were any way loyal and supportive or nationalistic, they would be giving out money and supporting people, but they exist to make massive profits. They have friends in the receiver companies, the legal firms and so on. It is big, murky business and to hell with the little people.

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