Dáil debates
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016
4:15 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
We are now entering the final chapter of this Fine Gael-Labour Party Government. The story is as follows: chapter 1 - the setting is Government Buildings March 2011 and the main characters are Enda and Eamon. Does the Taoiseach remember Eamon? They look at each other and say, "We’ve landed, what will we do now?" Enda says, "Do you remember the four-year plan we opposed, the troika agreement we objected to and the Finance Bill that we voted against before the election. I’ll tell you, I’ll do a complete U-turn and implement everything I opposed, objected to and voted against. What will you do Eamon?" He responds by saying, "Do you remember our advertisements which we ran during the election campaign when we said there would be no increase in third level education fees, we said there will be no cut to child benefit-----
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