"Considering that there are Ulster Bank customers who have yet to see their accounts fully reconciled and returned to normal, this delay in arranging redress is incomprehensible and unacceptable, " she said.

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The buddy system did however lead to an "inevitable delay compared to the normal process" as information was transferred from England and Northern Ireland, she told the chamber.

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In a normal market, one remedy for looming overcapacity would be to delay investment in Brazil and satisfy growing demand with imported cars instead.

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