Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

If Deputy Brady will be defending the €300 million cutbacks proposed in the HSE later this year, we will see how confident the Government will be. I am asking the Taoiseach, as head of Government, whether he recognises that there is a problem in respect of the trajectory outlined for the economy by the Minister for Finance two months ago. Does he recognise that the economic ship is off course and that this is a matter of concern to all sectors of Irish society? In recognising that, what is the conclusion of the monitoring of this situation by the Cabinet? What action will the Government take to restore confidence to our economy and what corrective direction will the Taoiseach take?

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