Banking Sector
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-15
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Paschal Donohoe (FG), Dublin Central

The Deputy is completely wrong. He said he would have been happy for us to keep shares in our banks when he is aware of the long-term risk of the relationship between the financial health of the State and our banking system becoming too close. He understands that as well as I do. Why would we want the financial health of our country to be some way influenced all over again by the movement upwards and downwards of a share price within our banking system? We got good value for the taxpayer in relation to all of this.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-15