Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I find it very frustrating to be around organisations that say what a great success the programme has been for Ireland. I hear from the OECD, the Commission and all the rest. I am sure the Acting Chairman and I, together with the other parliamentarians, would state that when one goes to people's doors, they say the programme has been a disaster, as people's standard of life has decreased. When we are talking about it, we are looking at a pure economic mindset rather than actual lives.