Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

It is a disaster for the young people who wanted to build a future here and it is a disaster for the families they will leave behind. The ESRI estimated that by the end of next year 120,000 people will have emigrated. It is 90 years since the foundation of the State and Fianna Fáil has once again used emigration as a safety valve at a time of rising unemployment.

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