Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

However, we should also remember that thousands of Irish people are employed in our banks. They are not fat cats. They are doing an honest day's work rearing and supporting their families on the salaries they earn. They are ordinary people like you and me. We jump up and down about the loss of multinational manufacturing employment in this country, but we should remember that the Irish financial services employ thousands of people here.

I commend the Bill to the House and I thank the Government, not for propping up the banks, but for propping up our State and our economy.