Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

We will support the Taoiseach. We have made many positive suggestions and propositions to assist job retention and job creation. We also welcome any investment. However, this situation does not add up. Some €3.1 billion of taxpayers' money is to be paid in March in respect of a promissory note to someone. The Taoiseach is not ag éisteacht liom. Some €3.1 billion is to be paid to a toxic criminal bank, namely, Anglo Irish Bank, in March. Some €3.8 billion in cuts will affect schools, single mothers, pensioners, the disabled, students, home owners and those in community employment, CE, schemes. A total of €4.3 billion in taxpayers' money is to be given to criminal banks and unguaranteed bondholders.

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