Cyprian Brady (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

-----and they affect people's daily lives. Not alone are our constituents affected, but so too are our colleagues and families. Some of the decisions made are painful. The Government does not like associating itself with decisions that are tough on people. The Minister for Finance accepted yesterday that this budget will affect people directly. We must all go out there on a daily basis and meet people and talk to them about this budget, as we did yesterday.

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