John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

The Minister described this Bill as short and straightforward. He is correct in so far as he is putting his hands straight into the pocket of the people he took money from last week. I expected that the legislation would be parked. He referred to the fact that the previous Fianna Fáil Government signed up to the EU-IMF deal but much has changed in the interim. Given that the Government has renegotiated the deal, last week's budget is its own work.

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