Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)

The third objective is that the pact will contribute further to the sustainability of the public finances. Every time Deputy Doherty gets up to speak he lectures me on sustainability so I cannot see how he could have any problem with that objective of the pact.

The fourth objective of the pact is to reinforce financial stability. I cannot see why everyone in this House cannot sign up to the four objectives of the pact because they seem to be very reasonable objectives.

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