20-PERSON POLL:The morning after the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill was rushed through the Houses of the Oireachtas, UNA MULLALLYasked people outside the Central Bank of Ireland and the former headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank what they understood had happened in the Dáil on Wednesday night.
Imelda Malone Donaghmede, Dublin
“It’s all a surprise. They should have done something about it years ago. It’s a bit late now, isn’t it? It’s crazy.”
Stephen McDermott London
“It seems to be about how Ireland gets out of the Anglo fiasco. It’s the escape route.”
Teresa Davenport Ballybrack, Dublin
“It’s disgraceful, but hopefully it will be resolved. I think the Government is trying to crease the ordinary working person.”
Philip Clontarf, Dublin
“My understanding is they’re spreading out the payments over a longer period of time. I think we’ll end up just spending more.”
Séamus McCarthy Cork
“It seems rushed and last minute. That would be my impression. I suppose just get rid of it [Anglo]. We all knew it was coming, but the debts should be liquidated too.”
Hisham Murungu Uganda
“The ECB thing last night? I saw that on the news. I think the problems are with the banks and all the borrowing.
Joe Kennedy Terenure, Dublin
“I think they were very hard-working, up all night. God help them, they’ve earned their money. ”
Susan Byrne Co Wexford
“I have one query: how do two houses of legislators pass a bill when they don’t give any details?
Matthias Hayes Cabinteely, Dublin
“I didn’t know there was anything happening.”
Paul Armagh
“It’s a bit farcical. They have to wind up a bank and do it outside of hours because of the impact it might have on the markets. But now that everything has got this far, it makes sense to do it.”
Laura Craig Liverpool
“If there was a way in theory of liquidating international debt between countries that would be good.”
Ricky Byrne Wexford
“It’s all over everybody’s head. I don’t even think the Government knows what they’re at.”
George Chiwara South Africa
“The financial situation is crap in general. I have no idea where the money from our taxes is going.”
Emmet McDermott Monaghan
“I heard there was a bit of panic, and people were comparing it to what happened last time, but I don’t know what the actual outcome is.”
John Hanney Bray, Wicklow
“It’s not great. I’m a student myself, and our grants got cut there. The last year has been pretty tough.”
Eva Sutton, Dublin
“I heard the President had to come back from holidays. It’s ridiculous. I don’t know what’s going on. They’re all gangsters.”
Brendan Brennan Glenageary, Dublin
“It’s something that has to be done. We’re landed in a situation from way back, and whatever means or method the Dáil has, it’s a good idea to get rid of that bank.”
Owen McGrane Blanchardstown, Dublin
“It’s good that we’ve got a reduction in the annual payments and a deal overall. The one negative I would have is the rush-job way in which they did it.”
Larry Monaghan Birmingham
“It’s not that the loans are being written off but put on the long finger. We’re still going to have to pay.”
Dino Peres Cape Town, South Africa
“I only arrived here from South Africa, but it sounds terrible.”
