Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

Irish people will see that the Opposition has promised, in every single area of government in recent years, an incredible roll-out of projects which, if achieved, would lead to a financial burden on the people . If it achieves even one tenth of what it has promised, it will mean a massive increase in taxation for ordinary people and a return to the borrowing levels that almost bankrupt Ireland in the 1980s.

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