Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

I do. The eurozone economy is plunging yet further into crisis. The more certain countries impose their stupid policies of austerity and bank bailouts the worse it gets. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, lives in a land of delusion and thinks the Irish economy can thrive when the rest of the European economy is going down the toilet. Faced with this unprecedented crisis all we get is an hour and a half to discuss the situation. We need much more time for a full and proper debate on this most serious crisis which will effectively determine the future of our economy and society for years to come. We should be given a little more time for a proper debate on this matter than the Taoiseach has allowed.

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