Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

The Taoiseach knows this is not a treaty about sustainable growth or social inclusion. The Taoiseach should step out of Leinster House and look at what is happening around us. There are 500,000 people unemployed, thousands forced to emigrate and social guarantees reduced every day. This morning the Minister for Finance - the Minister of hardship - was at it again frightening people with no positive argument being put forward in favour of this treaty. It is all scary stuff trying to frighten people.

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