Rónán Mullen (Independent)

I agree very much with what Senator Donohoe stated and admire the way he stated it. I do not say this from a partisan point of view. Yesterday I spoke about the confidence game that has been played during the years. We have had a corruption of language and a culture of spin and they have to be brought to an end. It should not be the case that the Governor of the Central Bank is the one to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, when politicians will not speak straight about the problem we face and the situation in which we find ourselves. Our way of talking in politics has not worked. We need to engage in straight talking and not patronise the people anymore. If it is a bailout, that is what it is. A bailout covers any situation where money is received from outside, whether one has to pay it back with interest. That is what the people expect from us. We do not have to see this as a moment of national humiliation if we understand the difference between humiliation and humility. We certainly have to have the humility to see how-----