Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have not lost my way yet. Senator MacSharry should examine his own conscience. Respectfully, there is an element of misinterpretation, which is why we should hear the Minister. As the Leader said the last day, we should take a little time. We need balance in all matters and must be calm. We cannot have a properly functioning economy without the banks, whether we like it or not. Of course, they must be made to feel some of the pain. They contributed a great deal to making so much money available, often with little or no security. It is part of the reason that we are where we are. To allow the criminal investigations to proceed expeditiously is what is important. On foot of the behaviour we have seen, politicians are not the ones who should lead in this context. The DPP and Garda should get on with it.