Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

That is the first piece of realism from the Taoiseach, that the programme for Government as agreed and predicated on a 4.5% increase in growth, cannot now happen. In view of the fact that there will be another set of proposals today for public service reform, will the Government indicate it is not in position to deliver the programme as agreed because the growth rates are very different to what was predicted? Will the Government present its amended priorities? Can we take it that the Government will respond that it cannot implement all that was set out but will state what it can implement, namely a reduced agreed programme for Government based on what the Taoiseach thinks can be achieved next year and beyond?

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