Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Deputy Martin speaks from the Fianna Fáil benches of the truth about issues that have not unfolded. Nothing has unfolded other than conjecture and projections. As far as we are concerned, the Government is proceeding on the basis of decisions made that were left lying around for a very long time. The consequence of being in the IMF-EU bailout deal has been thoroughly assessed in the first quarterly review by the troika. The country has measured up in terms of this challenging position. We intend to maintain this position. The programme, as the Deputy knows, is to run for a further two years. That is clear and there is no equivocation or rolling back from what we have set out to do.

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