Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

We are obviously going to disagree. The sad reality is that the Taoiseach has again demonstrated a closed mind to other ideas because they come with respective party political tags, which is most regrettable. I again ask the Taoiseach to reconsider the position he is taking because there is no evidence, despite what he has endeavoured to sell here this afternoon, that taking money out of the economy will arrest the decline and lead to recovery. It cannot and will not. I again ask the Taoiseach to respond to the reference by the Minister for Finance this morning on "Morning Ireland" to the programme for Government between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party as a silly post-election political programme.

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