Madam, – The sweeping powers now held by the Minister for Finance seem to be similar to those held by the Eastern German regime of Eric Honecker.
Since the passing of laws to legally transform private debt into public debt and to have the related court hearings held before only certain legal personnel, excluding any independent media to represent the taxpayers interest, one can only shudder at the totalitarian implications for our future.
These powers contain things unheard of in a western democracy including that any one who leaks any information is subject to a serious jail sentence.
All of this is none other than summary censorship on public matters, (we own these banks), and whistleblower prevention extraordinaire.
This moved by an unmandated government and endorsed by the now autumnal Green Party.
Hiding behind the fig-leaf of the mooted abolition of the Seanad, TV and radio have been remarkably quiet about all of this and the implications of this legal enshrining of banker interests above those of the public are swept away with the the crumbs of the Christmas turkey and pudding.
– Yours, etc,