Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

What would Deputy Joan Collins do if she discovered she was spending 30% more than she was taking into her bank account? I doubt if she would set a fire in front of her bank, credit union or post office. Instead, she would talk to her credit providers and find a sustainable way to get out of the problem. That is what the Government is doing with this Finance Bill. We need a dose of reality because if we continue on in this way, the public will find out. Deputy Collins and her colleagues should not insult the public's intelligence or try to be populist.

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