Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With the agreement of the House, I will share 30 minutes of my time with Deputy Seán Fleming.

We are all agreed that the Irish people have made enormous sacrifices in recent years as Ireland works its way through an extraordinarily difficult economic period. The Irish people have been patient and tolerant. They have made major changes in their own lives to reflect the new economic realities faced by them and by the country.

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