Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would not like to attribute any of their comments to him. I certainly did not say that. I said on many occasions during the period in question that despite the great difficulty and challenge we had to manage, I was convinced that Ireland's continued membership of the eurozone was essential to how we would help our economy to grow and continue to improve the services we provide to the people we represent. I do not resile from that point of view in any way now. My outlook on this matter differs from that of Deputy Boyd Barrett. We have differing ideologies and political views. That is essential to the workings of this committee and the Oireachtas as a whole.

Deputy Boyd Barrett believes we can break the fiscal rules and tax people more without it having a material effect on employment and the standards of living of our people.