Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In addition, I note the recognition on the part of the Government of the sustaining of an industry and the creation of 15,000 extra jobs in the hospitality sector through the retention of VAT at the lower rate of 9%. Indeed, it also showed its understanding of the competition the newspaper industry faces by keeping the rate at that level for that sector.

In respect of the elderly, I still hold my strong view that by 2016, we will demonstrate we have left the bailout far behind us. We have put the shutters up on going back to the kind of culture that created all of that. Moreover, we will have an economy that is effectively run and that is running strongly in the interests of growth, prosperity and jobs for people-----

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