Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)

It is very reassuring that members of the Opposition acknowledge the brilliance of one of our current Ministers, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, who established the community employment schemes. The budget process was new to many of us. The reaction on both sides of the House was that there was something amiss in the budget. It was not Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil Deputies but rather it was the Labour Party Deputies who decided this decision needed to be reviewed. I called for a review on the national airwaves and I said to my colleagues that we would have to address this issue.

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