Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

We have also dealt with the issue of taxation. This has been done on the basis of very difficult decisions. No Member of this House would take from that. The Minister for Finance referred in his opening remarks to the difficulties arising from the impact of these decisions on individuals and families. I agree that sustaining employment and creating export growth is the only way to trade ourselves out of this situation.

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