Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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What was not taken into account is the expanding population and the expanding economy. It should be remembered that, at the height of the financial crash, 500,000 people were unemployed, which was a very stark situation. Having to work with that was a chilling factor when looking in the mirror every morning, no matter how one did so.