Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

There are many soup kitchens all over this country, yet we are trying to pretend we are different. On what planet is this Government living? It is time to stand in solidarity with the people of Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Britain, where child poverty is going through the roof, and with German workers. This is not about us versus Germany. This is about us against the financial elites and their political lackeys like Angela Merkel. Frankly, this Government has been part of the axis that has stood with the millionaires against the millions. It is about time it listened to the voice of the millions and put their concerns and needs first instead of the people who bankrupted Europe.

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