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

We are agreed at least that the country was bankrupted and the Government is trying to bring it back to economic health. I was talking to my Greek counterpart recently about the scale of the disposal of state assets imposed on Greece. She is of the opinion that they do not have the assets stipulated in their programme unless they sell islands.

There is not any acceptance on the part of both Deputies of the state of the disaster into which we have been plunged. I do not disagree with them on the principle involved. I quoted the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which they chose to ignore, when I stated this examination is going on, the reports will be adduced and no decision has been taken yet.

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