Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

The taxpayer must get the best possible deal for this country from now on. I refer to the chart of bond spreads. The actions taken by the Government since this time last year have saved approximately €1.5 billion in interest payments. This is equivalent to another pay cut for the entire public service saved by this Government having the most effective policies to reduce the interest rate we pay on the national debt, which is at a serious level.

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