Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Deputy Higgins's solution is that we should stop paying the interest. He should realise that one pays interest on money one borrows. If one stops paying the interest, one will no longer be able to borrow. If Ireland were in a position where it could no longer borrow, how would we keep the hospitals open? What would be the position with regard to hospital services in such circumstances?

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