Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In hindsight, does Mr. Mulhall think that during the general election campaign and debates of 2007 all of the political parties were sufficiently challenged on the proposals that they were making at the time, for example, around income tax cuts, the effect of abolition of stamp duty for first-time buyers, major spending commitments, at a time really which was beyond the peak of the economy? Does Mr. Mulhall think that the right hard questions were asked about the sustainability of the policies that were being promoted by the main parties at the time?