Paul Bradford (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the aftermath of the release of the Trichet letter - the contents should not come as a surprise to anybody - there will be further recollection of the events of the summer and autumn of 2010 when the country reached its lowest economic point in many decades. It should lead us to reflect on what caused the problems in the period from 2006 to 2010, which was not caused by Europe, it was caused by domestic political decisions taken in this country. I refer in particular to a deliberately fuelled property boom which then became bust.