I understand why the motion was tabled and I agree with other speakers in that there is nobody in the House or the Chamber that is not sick to the stomach at the prospect of paying this money to the bondholders in Anglo Irish Bank. The truth is that the day Anglo Irish Bank was nationalised, that bank debt became sovereign debt forever.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has said that significant funding has been allocated by Government to Fingal County Council for road improvements and maintenance in 2013.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has said that significant funding has been allocated by Government to Fingal County Council for road improvements and maintenance in 2013.

Press Statements, Grants, Government Funding, Agriculture

Press Statements, Grants, Government Funding, Agriculture

We are at a moral crossroads. We should bring to the attention of the creditors holding the bond the facts that the bank is insolvent and that, in effect, it is not a case of our not wanting to pay but of our not being able to do so

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Parliamentary Questions, Budget 2012, Government Initiatives

Speeches, Jobs

Parliamentary Questions, Budget 2012, Government Initiatives