Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I am not in any way commenting on the speculation one always will have regarding issues that arise in politics in the normal course of events. However, I want Deputy Martin to understand that the actions of the Governments of which he was a member have left the Government with this unprecedented mess. The present Administration has the courage to sort it out and is not so doing by perpetrating a scam on the Irish people to the effect that one can run all the country's services with the tax revenues coming in from property speculators. The Government has chosen to not increase income tax. It has chosen to not impose a tax on work, employment and jobs.

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