Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

I could go on. The Labour Party made these statements knowing full well the state of the public finances. There was no great revelation when its members walked into Government Buildings; the only revelation was for the public when it became clear that they were ripping up all of their pre-election promises and continuing the Fianna Fáil Party policies they had derided. It was out with "no cuts, let's protect the poorest" and in with "pay the banks and we must unquestionably agree with the IMF and the EU".

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