Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

That is why the totality of the Government's economic programme is aimed at the creation of jobs. The jobs budget will be introduced in the month of May. The detail of how many jobs it is intended to support and the precise measures to provide and support the provision of jobs will be contained in that budget statement.

The Government is committed to bringing to an end corporate donations. Donations from trade unions will be included in that legislation. They will be treated as corporate donations.

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