Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The budget is one that many of us in the House would never wish to introduce because it impinges and impacts on people. Some €3.1 billion is not small change. However, the Government is committed to the renewal of the country. It is about creating a new Ireland, whereas the party on the opposite side which promised clever politics practises the same clapped-out type it has practised for 50 years. It is all about looking after its own and appealing to its support base.

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