Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is no difficulty with that. Some colleagues have done that. If Deputies want to preach that, it is available to people. In the context of the budget, I will be taking careful account of everything that is said here. I am determined that the difficult budget to be placed before this House in the first week of December will be fair and proportionate. I must remind people that in 18 months we have unwound decades of activities, some of which were strongly supported by Deputies who have since changed their opinion.

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