Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will go to the United States or the United Kingdom and I will certainly meet with people like stock exchange authorities to promote Ireland for investment, for employment and for business. I make no apology for that, because in the world I live in, working class people actually need jobs, and the important thing is that they get jobs, that they get training and that they get apprenticeships and education, which enable them to become financially independent and to look after themselves and their families. I make no apology for talking about getting people back to work. How dare the Deputy criticise me for promoting Ireland?

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