Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The figures we have to achieve are the targets in the programme and we are meeting those targets. We reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio by getting the economy to grow, which is why the Government's strategy is to get economic growth and get investment into the country. We do that by ensuring that those investors who are thinking about investing in Ireland have confidence in Ireland, the euro and-----

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