Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The idea is that deals were cut with people on the issue of distressed mortgages. I am glad progress has been made, though it is not happening fast enough. We must keep the pressure on. I note that the personnel from the IMF are leaving Ireland, having been based here for the past three years. They say there is a sense of normalisation.

A headline in today's newspaper says we spend €50 million on alcoholic drinks every week. There is an unacceptable level of dependency on alcoholic drink and it is a creator of inequality in Ireland.

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