Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It has come a long way around. Now, they are suggesting that they will be unable to reverse all the cuts straight away and that it will be done on a phased basis and over a long period. This is basically what we have been saying. As we grow the economy and get people back to work, we will eventually be able to restore things.

Sinn Féin did not provide costed budgets. I went through the Sinn Féin budgets. For four years the party had exactly the same savings and spending cuts. Sinn Féin put these in a nice glossy brochure and presented them as an alternative. The party preyed on people's fears, worries and concern. Sinn Féin wanted to exploit that for electoral gain.

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