Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

-----as much as the people on trolleys and in hospital corridors, the half a million people on the dole, the thousands of young people who have been forced to emigrate and the children who cannot get special needs assistance. The Government intends to pay a further €1.25 billion to these unguaranteed gamblers and speculators. It is not part of the memorandum of understanding. These bonds are unsecured and unguaranteed. Sinn Féin will do its very best to stop the Government from giving the people's money to these elements. We will propose an amendment to today's Order of Business asking that a motion be taken. I am giving the Taoiseach notice of it so he will have a chance to think about it.

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