Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach's predecessor used to read out a list of statistics from a black book every morning. The Taoiseach is repeating the mantra that one cannot have it both ways, by talking about both increased spending and cutbacks. The Taoiseach who faces this position was the Minister for Finance who presided over the veneer of perfection in the economy within recent years.

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