Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

The troika originally wanted a figure of €2 billion. The Government conceded a figure of €3 billion and tried to dress it up as a negotiating victory. The Tánaiste knows that these self-financing valuable assets must be held in the ownership of the State, as that is the only way a consistent dividend can be delivered for citizens and the economy in the long term.

Deputy Éamon Gilmore, Tánaiste, leader of the Labour Party-----

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