Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

With 440,000 out of work, a 14% unemployment rate, the person who gets a job as a plumber, plasterer, chippy or whatever will not be worried whether it is a budget or a jobs initiative. He or she will be proud and privileged to have the dignity of going to a job and being able to contribute to society.

I stated yesterday that the jobs initiative to be announced by the Minister for Finance in the House will be revenue-neutral and will add a stimulus to the indigenous economy to give confidence, hope and encouragement to people to spend what has been saved and get back into the jobs market. Does Deputy Martin expect the Government to sit idly by and deny reality and truth, as he did for four years?

(Interruptions).

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