Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. It is a highly impressive performance within a short space of time. I will ask a question that is on everybody's lips, namely, the extent to which the Minister thinks the Government may be able to reward the public in the context of the coming year, while at the same time maintaining frugal fiscal policies.

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