Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We want to ensure that in future people who are unfortunate enough to temporarily lose their employment or who reach retirement age are protected as far as the State can do it. It does it quite well; it does it better than comparable states in the OECD or the European Union. It does it better than the northern state adjacent to Deputy Pringle. I am proud of that. For Deputy Pringle to sneer at the troika's injunctions simply means he does not have to contend with them.

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