Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

The crux of the problem is that Government is also at every point committed to supporting the IMF-EU plan. The Taoiseach describes the initiative as a modest proposal, there is much to be modest about. It reminds me very much of Jonathan Swift's modest proposal in that in this case the solution could be worse than the problem.

I put it to the Taoiseach again, and I do it not for the sake of banter or rhetorical neighbour sabre rattling, that one cannot create jobs unless the economy is stimulated.

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