What the politicians said about the Bill
"I have not handed over money to any bank. I have provided the reputation of this State to those banks in a position whereby they can gain access to funds to continue in a stable financial system so the economic and financial life of this country can continue. - Taoiseach Brian Cowen
"For the duration of the guarantee, there should be no more bonuses, no more dividends, no more derivative trading…. - Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny
"If you're proposing to hand over the deeds of the country to bail out the banks what are we getting in return? - Labour leader Eamon Gilmore
"I want to stress that the provisions we are asking this House to approve are in no way a 'bail-out' for the Irish financial system. - Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan