Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

We will balance our requirements so we meet the conditions that have been signed on for and which we have renegotiated. That we are going to do. At the same time, the only way to deal with the level of unemployment we face is by a range of initiatives and confidence boosters to get people off the live register and into the world of work. The savings ratio in the country is exceptionally high because people do not have the confidence, which we would like them to have, to start spending. Before responding to the Deputy's specific question in regard to the individual mentioned, I must point out that the cost of advisers to the current Government is €800,000 less than it was in respect of the previous Government.

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