Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Obviously, I've read it. Well, your question is about the stability of the public finances and I think it's a very relevant question. I make the point that we've always believed in sound public finances together with an unrelenting focus on national competitiveness, that these are the conditions that would apply for, you know, lower interest rates, high level of investment and, as a consequence, strong economic and employment growth. So, back in the period when my party was in government in '94-'97, I recall that was my first senior Ministry in trade and tourism. And the emphasis, really, was on being lean and competitive and, as a consequence, there were up to 1,000 jobs a week being created in terms of foreign direct investment-----