Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

There is much money for investment from private pensions, sovereign wealth and hedge funds. The NewERA policy will get those moneys invested in the economy by using the semi-State bodies and utility companies. The Government, unfortunately, has no plan to attract capital into the State, other than through NAMA which is not working.

We have tried to move beyond personality politics with these eight constructive ideas. Unfortunately, the Government will not support he motion tonight. That is the real shame and disgrace of what we have seen in politics in the past several weeks.

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