Political Reporter
A new opinion poll by Behaviour and Attitudes for The Sunday Times suggests Sinn Féin is the most popular party with a five point lead over Fine Gael.
The poll surveyed 916 eligible voters between 3-15 December. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3%.
It suggests that support for Sinn Féin is at 32% - up two points compared to the last B&A survey taken between October 1-13.
The poll suggests that support for Fine Gael has dropped four points since October to 27%, while Fianna Fáil has seen its support increase three points to 22%.
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Micheál Martin tersely told Richard Boyd Barrett TD: “The banks were not bailed out.”
A surprised Mr Boyd Barrett, Solidarity People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, replied: “They were.”
The extraordinary rescue of the whole financial sector since 2008 has saddled every working adult in is country with a debt of €32,000 per head.
The Taoiseach continued: “Shareholders in the banks were not bailed out. The State took equity.”
The exchange arose on Opposition claims that a €3m Government offer for retraining of redundant Debenhams workers was an insult.
“The failure by the Government to ensure justice for these workers is appalling,” Mr Boyd Barrett said.
Micheál Martin tersely told Richard Boyd Barrett TD: “The banks were not bailed out.”
A surprised Mr Boyd Barrett, Solidarity People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, replied: “They were.”
The extraordinary rescue of the whole financial sector since 2008 has saddled every working adult in is country with a debt of €32,000 per head.
The Taoiseach continued: “Shareholders in the banks were not bailed out. The State took equity.”
The exchange arose on Opposition claims that a €3m Government offer for retraining of redundant Debenhams workers was an insult.
“The failure by the Government to ensure justice for these workers is appalling,” Mr Boyd Barrett said.
State did not bail out banks, Taoiseach tells Dáil
Updated / Thursday, 17 Dec 2020
09:18
Political Coverage Editor
A comment by Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the banks were not bailed out has been criticised by the Opposition.
Mr Martin said that shareholders in the banks were not bailed out, the State took equity.
He made the remarks in the Dáil to Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett, adding that it was not a popular thing to say but it was the facts .
Six Irish-owned financial institutions received capital injections of €64 billion from the public purse.
These were: Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide, EBS, Permanent TSB, AIB and Bank of Ireland.