Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

We have been presented with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009 to deal with the pensions levy. It appears the Government is intent on legislating by emergency whenever the opportunity arises. We have done this in regard to the State guarantee scheme and the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and now we are about to rush this legislation through the Houses. That is an entirely inappropriate practice because we should be given time to consider this legislation. With the benefit of time, more knowledge has been made available by the Government to the Opposition than was the case when these legislative matters were rushed through.

In regard to revealing the identities of the ten people involved in the circular loans and funding for Anglo Irish Bank——