Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)

The troika may be clapping Ministers on the back but it is only because this Government is following the rules it set down and agreed by the previous Government.

Will the Minister facilitate a full public debate on the sell-off of our national assets which will include discussion about the impact of such sell-offs on essential services, employment and what remains of our economic independence? What happens next year or the year after when the troika demands more? What happens when the so-called low hanging fruit is all gone? What will be left to sell? What then will happen to the Minister's claim that only minority shares of State assets will be sold?

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