Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

These young people leaving our shores should be the next generation of Irish entrepreneurs, scientists, doctors, teachers and engineers. These are the people who can rebuild our economy and deliver the public service which the public demands. In this State, we train nurses at a cost of €90,000 per nurse and next year 90% of them will leave our shores while at the same time our hospitals will remain understaffed. I would say to any young person who is planning to leave to stay and change Ireland. We can get rid of the Government and it does not have to be replaced with parties with similar policies-----

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