Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

What is happening here is a direct injection of confidence into this economy so that people can have the dignity of being able to go to a job, of being able to contribute to their community and their country and of having the satisfaction of getting paid for a day's work and of having been taken off the live register. I am sure the Deputy Adam's supports that.

If the Deputy were to go through the initiatives that were announced yesterday, in each and every area they represent a direct Government injection into sectors where there are people unemployed. He and I have often spoken about what politics essentially is about. It is about people, their lives and their careers. For some people this morning, although not for everybody, there are opportunities arising from this initiative. It is not a full budget for the year and was never intended to be but it is a clear demonstration in respect of which we got a mandate from the people to make jobs our top priority. This is but the first step in that process.

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