Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

I am making a short argument as I am entitled to do under Standing Orders on why we need a different proposal from the Government.

After six months, it is very clear that the Fine Gael, Labour Party and EU-IMF austerity is killing our economy. It is killing hope and driving our young people out of the country. We need a change; we need massive public investment. I ask the Taoiseach to change the proposal to the Dáil which would give him an opportunity to report on why he is failing disastrously with this austerity and for us to put an alternative proposition.

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