Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As I said at the outset, I am not going to anticipate the outcome of the current negotiations. All of those on both sides of the table know what the issues are and any comments from me in this House would not be helpful. We must wait and see what progress they make and what progress is possible. We want to continue to correct our public finances, maintain job security for those in the public service and reduce overall operating costs with no disruption in the delivery of the public services we all depend upon. No other country in Europe is doing that as successfully as Ireland, certainly no other country that has an 8% budget deficit.

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