Under no circumstances will deposits in Irish banks be targeted for a Cypriot-style tax, the Government has insisted.

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney stressed he was being “clear as crystal” that Irish savings were safe. He made the comments during heated exchanges in the Dáil on the bailout deal for Cyprus, rejected by its parliament but supported by the Irish Government and other euro zone member states.

Ah.

Not good for the gander, then.