Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We promised too that we would never allow the State to fall into similar peril. The spending increases announced today are moderate, sensible and commensurate with our economic requirements. We continue to make good progress. Our debt is falling. Our deficit is narrowing. Unemployment is coming down. The previous Government’s budgetary failure helped to lead us to crisis.

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