James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Does Deputy Kennedy want the reintroduction of primary and secondary school fees? Does he want charges to be imposed for the vaccination programmes? Would he have the children's allowance means tested? Those are coming down the track.

This saving could have been made in many ways. More than €100 million could have been saved in the health service by introducing generic prescribing. A further €105 million could have been saved had an additional 50 cent been put on the price of a pack of cigarettes. At least €100 million could have been taken from banks through the bank levy. Many people believe the banks got off extremely lightly.

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