Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

-----because they were questioning pillars of Government policy. We were told that scarcely a year ago. The critics today are being treated in the same way. We need to heed the critics because we have to make such significant decisions.

Certain disinterested evaluations of what is proposed has been made and a number of international sources have commented. The ECB has said beware of paying more than the market price.

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