John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

I again ask the Leader to provide time for a debate on credit institutions. As interest rates are expected to rise, the Central Bank has issued guidelines and requested the compliance of credit institutions to ensure that young people do not overextend themselves in borrowing. It would be timely for the House to participate in such a debate to ensure that rising interest rates do not catch out young people.

It struck me with regard to the Kyoto Protocol that due to Russia having large tracts of land in Siberia, sub-Arctic and Arctic regions, including the cities of Murmansk, Archangel and Verkuta at minus 40o Celsius, the Russians might find some positive aspects in global warming.