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Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The difference between me and Deputy Buttimer is that if Deputy Buttimer believes we were wrong, why are those in his Government selling State assets, including Bord Gáis Éireann?

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Cuív was in Cabinet at the time.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: There was a lack of regulation though.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Who let it be gone?

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Cuív was in government for 14 years.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does Deputy Buttimer agree it was wrong to sell it?

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Cuív was part of the Government which sold it.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We are not.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government announced it in the Dáil. Deputy Buttimer might not remember it.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We are not.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Part-selling? That is different.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Seán Barrett: Deputy Peter Mathews is next and has five minutes to speak. I understand he is sharing time with Deputy John Paul Phelan and Deputy Jerry Buttimer.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does Deputy Buttimer agree with that? Naturally, he agrees with it. I was not in Government and was instead a Senator at the time of the sale of Cómhlucht Siúicre Éireann but I do not believe it was a good idea in hindsight. We believed we had put in place the protection of the golden share, but it was not very golden when it came to the point. Having learned my lesson, I am not keen...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, to the House. Undoubtedly, the Minister of State, in his role as Minister with responsibility for business, and I use that word deliberately because he is a pro-business person, will have been informed by many businesses, as have many of us, that they are having difficulty accessing credit and...