Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

The previous Tánaiste spoke on the BBC about the plight of young people emigrating, saying it was a great thing that they were walking away with PhDs and degrees in their pockets. The people had their verdict on that type of attitude, and I believe they are genuinely disappointed. However, they still have hope that this Government can do a lot better than this Finance Bill. It needs to get to grips with a major problem.

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