Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

-----is lacking any credibility. We have words like "botched", "made a bags of" and "astonishing". There is nothing astonishing about it. I pay tribute to the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, who has handled this very well. Approximately €29 billion was invested and €29 billion has been recovered. We have a fully functioning bank. Europe-wise, legislation and the regulatory environment have been transformed. They have been transformed in this country also. In my view, of Bank of Ireland and AIB are two healthy, functioning banks, which is good for the country, in order that we can modern banking and payments systems that can underpin our economy and society. Most commentators have a different view from that articulated by the Deputy.

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