John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

For Opposition Members to suggest to the House that the country is going down the tubes and that we are in a terrible situation is incorrect. I acknowledge that the challenge we face this year is different from what we have faced in recent years but I do not believe the spin being put on events by Members on the opposite side. If they continue in this way, they are in danger of talking us into a recession, which is what is happening.

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