The contents of the Anglo Irish Bank tapes which have emerged in recent days are not only outrageous but insulting to the people. The effect of those details on taxpayers' lives is almost matched by the arrogance dripping from Bowe, Drumm and Fitzgerald. It is outlandish that these people were able to-----

I ask the Senator to refrain from mentioning names on the record of the House.

I will not mention them again. In any case, it is outlandish that these people were able to dupe the regulatory authorities of this country and the taxpayers to such an extent. The question that arises is whether there are further tapes. Are there tapes similar to what we have heard, where bankers act and behave in a cavalier manner towards the taxpayers of this country? We should demand that the taped conversations from Bank of Ireland, AIB, Permanent TSB and Irish Nationwide, among others, should be made available in the public interest from one month before the bailout to one month after the bailout. These tapes should be supplied immediately to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform in the interests of transparency and accountability in order that any further action that may be necessary will be taken.