Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We have been putting up with vague answers from the Government for a long time. One asks a question about when the Dáil will be reconvened and receives an answer to the effect that the Government has not yet decided. One asks when the finance Bill will be introduced and is informed the Government has not yet decided and of what was done last year. That day is over and I will explain why. In the document the Government sent to the IMF and the EU, it has committed itself to precise dates for doing everything. For example, every Friday the Government must give a report to the IMF and EU institutions on information on the main Government spending and receipt items.

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