Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Like the McCarthy report so lamented by them, Labour and Fine Gael have failed to present any evidence-based analysis of the impact on the Irish economy of the sale of these assets. They make vague, general statements that they cannot back up about competition. They say they are committed to jobs, yet they will use the bulk of the proceeds to write down debt. It is not that we are all about the State. We recognise there must be an enterprising economy.

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