Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

The expression is imitation, not repetition, is the sincerest form of flattery. That being the case, Fine Gael has been mightily flattered by the Tánaiste and his party in government. All the credit for the goals scored accrues to Fine Gael and the troika, in that order. The Tánaiste says he is concerned to invest in the economy and wants a finance stream to invest in job creatopm. That is good. He knows as well as I do that there are many alternative streams which can be tapped for that purpose. The National Pension Reserve Fund should not be used to prop up zombie banks.

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