Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)

I would like to have time to comment on what Deputy Kennedy said but I will not. The only thing I will say to him is that people are frightened. Whatever money they have is a very small amount. They hope to keep it in their pockets or credit union accounts to ensure that if anything happens to a member of their family, they will be there to support them.

At the end of the day, it will not be the bankers who will get us out of this or anything that happens in this Chamber. It will be the ordinary people who start to buy the bottle of milk and loaf of bread in the local shop. That is what will put this country back on its feet.

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