Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)

We are creating a very fair and clear path to recovery. It will not be easy and it means we will have to make unpopular decisions. We want to bring in a fair and a balanced budget so that we can regain our economic sovereignty as soon as possible. However, this means living in the current economic reality and not living in some fantasy economic land. The creation of a fantasy is not going to help anybody and it will not create jobs. Sinn Féin in the North seems to know this and I think the Sinn Féin Deputies know it in their hearts, but they need to learn the lesson about what their colleagues are doing in the North where they are trying to strike a balance and to introduce a fair and balanced budget, just as we are doing here. The people of Ireland elected this Government because they think we can make a difference and that we can get the country back to work. They think we can restore our economic sovereignty-----

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