Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister can tell us about how wonderfully the economy has grown, but during the election campaign I knocked on 20,000 doors in Wexford and saw a level of deprivation that I never thought I would see in my lifetime. Sadly, the figures mentioned for the economy do not necessarily translate into a decent standard of living for many. The fiscal rules to which the Minister has referred can be curtailing and have an impact on the living standards of many ordinary people that is not always positive.

What would the Minister say to that?