Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

This is where the banks need to improve for the sake of the economy and their own business performance. They will not have the scope to lend for property in the future. They have to get back to serving their loyal small business customers that they are starving of necessary working capital to keep their businesses going and their staff employed. Those are the people who need our support and help, who are there to protect jobs and who want to create new jobs. The Government is missing that point.

On the amendment to the Order of Business, because of our interest in this matter and given that our future depends on it, I suggest it would be useful for this House if the Leader would consider inviting in the Governor of the Central Bank. I am sure all would agree that it would be useful to have an exchange with him in this House. He is very enlightened in terms of how we should proceed. It would allow us to get to grips with where we are and where we need to go.