Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Before agreeing to this, I would like to hear from the Tánaiste about the cutbacks in public spending programmes promised by the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance. Arising from the state of the public finances, it seems all Ministers are making a list and checking it twice before Christmas. Will we be told what is on those lists or will we wake up some morning during the Christmas recess to find it in our morning newspaper?

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