Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister, Deputy Hanafin, for sharing time with me. I support the motion and commend the Government on taking action at this time. It is important to take it now so the pain will be short-lived. In his contribution, Deputy Deenihan referred to Fine Gael in government from 1983 to 1987. He did not tell us all the story but he referred to the national debt, which doubled from €12.5 billion to €25 billion in those four years.

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