Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

The Taoiseach said the European Council was warm in its attitude to Ireland. Tá a fhios ag an Taoiseach go bhfuil an pobal ag lorg réitigh do na fadhbanna; tá muintir an Stáit faoi bhrú agus níl siad ag lorg plámáis. The Taoiseach has told the European Union, the IMF and the European Central Bank that he will bring in €3.6 billion of cuts in the next budget. A total of €1.5 billion of those are about the lowering of tax bands and credits as part of the general tax increases and reductions in spending, which include social expenditure reductions. He has agreed a total of €3.6 billion in cuts, €1.5 billion in increased taxes-----

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