Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I apologise, as I was not present last week when much of this was explained. I would have been in a better position to enter the dialogue on this complex field. Obviously, Professor Callan prepared his papers in advance of today's great news that unemployment rates had dropped from his figure of 13.5% to 12.8%. My understanding is that the European Commission is anxious to monitor and alleviate large societal imbalances vis-à-vis poverty, employment and unemployment. It is examining areas-----