Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Sinn Féin's fairytale economics will drive us in the direction of Greece. We have seen what is happening in that country. There are consequences. We are seeing 30,000 people in the public sector about to lose their jobs in that country and reductions in pensions and pay of the order of 20%. We must take the route towards recovery.

Deputy Doherty talks about austerity. No one wants austerity.

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