Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

During a radio debate with me the other morning, the Minister, Deputy O'Dea, disputed that there is a recovery taking place elsewhere in the world. He did not know about anything else that was going on because he had forgotten to bring his BlackBerry with him from Limerick. The era of excess based on debt is over. Twice in this generation, Fianna Fáil has brought this country to the edge of ruin.

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