Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

It should be used to fund job creation initiatives and provide a stimulus. The Tánaiste says consumers will win from the privatisations, but that is not the case. Historically, it has never been the case in previous bouts of privatisation. The Tánaiste knows as well as I do that these policy decisions are indefensible, short-term and reckless.

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