Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In ten years time - not that many of us will be here then - where does Mr. McCarthy see our €203 billion debt if we keep going the way we are going? We have a good fiscal position and are gaining ground the whole time. In ten years time, will we be back to 4% and 5% of GDP? We are going in the right direction. Is that our aim or will we always have it at 10% or 15% of GDP fixed and if we want to bring it down to 10%, we can borrow more and go ahead and spend it? Is that the way life works?