Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)

To suggest there must be some sort of an armageddon to try to reduce our debt to GDP ratio is nonsense. With regard to the Deputy's threats on the potential of being 1% off, if he has his way our growth forecast could be much worse than 1% off target. The type of irresponsible posturing by him over the past number of weeks is much more likely to cost us growth and jobs and investment in this country.

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