Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Deputy Boyd Barrett is very wrong and is completely out of line if he considers this country is in the same boat as other challenged countries, notably Greece. We are not in the same position, we are in a very different position. The deputy head of the IMF said recently that Ireland is heading in the right direction, that it is meeting its commitments and is proceeding along a path to get out of the IMF-EU bailout deal so that we are once again in charge of our fortunes. That has been endorsed by Commissioner Olli Rehn, by other countries, by Christine Lagarde and by a number of other people. It is completely wrong for Deputy Boyd Barrett to equate Ireland's situation with the situation in Greece. The Greek Government and the Greek people are challenged-----

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