Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Any new jobs coming in is obviously good. Like others in the Sinn Féin ranks, we work to try to bring jobs into our constituencies. The Taoiseach ignored the question. I asked him how he would pay for this treaty. The Government has to find €8.6 billion in cuts and taxes. An additional €6 billion will be needed if the people are tricked or bullied by his Minister for hardship and others into voting "Yes". The Taoiseach has also failed to tell people that we have to pay €11 billion into the ESM.

I found it bizarre to listen to the Taoiseach and Teachta Martin discussing this issue because his party caused the economic collapse. Teachta Martin cannot even persuade his own party to vote "Yes" so I thought it was bizarre listening to the two of them chatting.

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