Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I still have not received an answer to my question about what the Government's plan is predicated on. A friend of mine from Sligo rang me the night the plan was published.

He stated it was an awful pity that an election is not held every year because the economy seems to improve in the run-in to elections. In any case, it may be that he was being slightly cynical.

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