Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

As I said to Deputy Martin, the Government has as part of its programme the realisation of €2 billion from the sale of State assets. These assets would be considered to be non-strategic which it would be appropriate to sell at the proper time in accordance with the best evaluation to be made. There will be negotiations with the troika as to how the proceeds should be used; the troika's preference would be that they be directed towards debt reduction, while the focus of the Government would be on job creation and investment in infrastructure.

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