Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 May 2010
EU Targets
4:00 pm
Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
Now that we have the new Department of Social Protection, it is appropriate to make the comparison between the total spend of GDP. I understand the average in the European Union is approximately 23.5% of GDP; in Ireland it is approximately 18%. We are well below the average. During our best times-----
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