Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

The frustration of the people is born out of the lack of leadership from Government. The Government has divided citizens, public against private. As a consequence of a failed economic policy hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens are now unemployed. When does the Leader propose to bring the Minister for Finance to the House? I might be wrong but, according to my records he has not been here since the recapitalisation plan at the end of September.

Can I also ask the Leader when the Government is going to tell Mr. Fingleton to stop, hand the money back and give real leadership to the people? There is no point in calling in the two members of the bank's board and giving a little finger-wagging public relations exercise. The people are sickened and disgusted by the cronyism that is continuing and is being supported by the Leader's party in Government. They want to see real action. It is not good enough for the Green Party and the Minister to cycle on his bike to Government Buildings——