Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I will protect and defend all those who serve the State in so far as my constitutional responsibility goes. I want the Deputy to understand this. I did not see the placard in Athens, but I assure him we are not the Greeks. We are the Irish and will deal with our problem in our own way. We were left a particular legacy by the previous Government. It is not a very edifying sight.

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