Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:

notes that the Government through its ongoing management will continue to address the important economic and social issues facing the country over the coming months;

welcomes the Government's firm commitment to position the economy for sustainable development over the years ahead, while adapting to the reality of more moderate growth in the future;

welcomes the Government's commitment to continuing to achieve sustainable development through improving national competitiveness, as demonstrated by its maintenance of a low burden of taxation on labour and capital and by the priority that it has given to investment under the national development plan in the economy's physical infrastructure and skill levels which will enhance Ireland's productive capacity and thereby lay the foundations for future improvements in living standards;

welcomes the commitment by the Government to protect the poor and vulnerable in our society as evidenced by the significant resources allocated to the areas of health, education and social welfare over recent years; and

notes the Government's intention to publish the annual report of the NDP and agrees it will be debated in the Dáil in the week of 7 July 2008.

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