John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

In Iceland the IMF has moved in — a commentator said this morning that the economy is imploding due to the debt bubble — while all our banks are stable and secure and our economy is being well managed. We should now consider the realities of the current situation and how this House could deal with them. We should take proactive measures, as Senator Callely said, to promote a buy Irish campaign, within the EU guidelines. This would help to promote and sustain jobs. The Minister could be invited to the House on this issue while Members could adopt the agenda of promoting the buy Irish campaign and examine what we can do to promote jobs for Ireland.