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“The fact that the Bank Guarantee Scheme was supported by even the opposition parties, who presumably have a strong incentive to oppose government action and expose flaws in it, might suggest that the problems in the Irish political system do not relate to the separation of powers, but to a lack of expertise. ”
“The fact that the Bank Guarantee Scheme was supported by even the opposition parties, who presumably have a strong incentive to oppose government action and expose flaws in it, might suggest that the problems in the Irish political system do not relate to the separation of powers, but to a lack of expertise. ”
The Dáil record for 1st October 2008 shows that 18 members of the Labour Party voted against the original bank guarantee legislation, while the rest of the TDs supported it.
http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0662/D.0662.200810010032.html