Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Today's economic statistics show that for the first time since 2007, job creation is now running at the same level as job losses. I am not happy with this because there are 445,000 on the live register. This is the reason we did not increase income tax nor did we increase taxes on work and employment. This is the reason we have put together 270 propositions for the improvement of the environment for business and job creation so that employers can take on new employees. This is the reason PRSI was reduced for lower paid workers so that it would be easier for employers to keep employing them. This is the reason VAT was reduced in the hospitality sector which resulted in 6,000 jobs being created. This the reason we have a deliberate and conscious effort internationally and Enterprise Ireland is helping exporters and there is a continued strong line of inward investment from companies such as PayPal, Microsoft, Mylan, Allergan and other companies-----

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