Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Deputy McDonald asked whether the Government had considered the impact of the reforms to frontline services which the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, will announce today. Yes, we have.

Her second question asked how we could square that circle. I will tell her how. This Government believes in public services. We need good, efficient and well-run public services in this country.

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