Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

-----not in keeping with the Taoiseach's commitment to transparency.

In terms of the programme for Government, there have been many decisions taken in the budget and prior to the budget, both on economic issues and on education, welfare and health, where there have been clear breaches. Of course, the most immediate one is that on upward-only rent reviews, which is a clear commitment in the programme for Government and which the Minister for Finance has buried in the budget and stated will not happen, much to the disgust and anger of many retailers across the country. There is a need to review and update the programme for Government in the light of the commitments that cannot and will not be delivered.

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