Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Will the Minister set out the facts again? The deficit is €22 billion. There was almost €4 billion for Anglo Irish Bank and €1.5 billion concerning the National Pensions Reserve Fund. That would bring the total deficit for the year to €27.5 billion. Is the Minister not shocked at the sheer scale of the collapse that Fianna Fáil has reduced this country to? When Fianna Fáil came into power, Deputy Ruairí Quinn was the Minister for Finance.

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