Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. We were all together in Labour Left and I believe Deputy Stagg was our leader at the time. We set out the "dirty dozen" cuts of Charlie McCreevy, who was from the Acting Chairman's constituency, and lambasted Fianna Fáil for doing that to the people. It is sad that the Labour Party would be associated in any way with doing that this evening. I note the presence of a distinguished legal colleague in the Chamber, who knows that under Article 40 of the Constitution everyone is supposed to be equal in the Republic, yet young people and older people have been targeted. I ask colleagues to walk away from this budget. Let us have a general election and let us give the people an alternative.

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