Cyprian Brady (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

They are addressing the banking situation in order to restore credibility and confidence and to get credit flowing; attacking the gap in our public finances by increasing revenue and cutting spending in a planned way over the next couple of years; protecting as many jobs as we can, restoring competitiveness in terms of the way we do business and supporting viable but vulnerable enterprises; and investing in those who are out of work to ensure they can return to employment as soon as possible. A number of these steps have been already taken.

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