Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Like Deputy Kelleher, I welcome this debate in the House. First, I congratulate the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Fitzgerald. She will be a good Minister for jobs and I will be inviting her to my part of the country. I also congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, on his re-appointment. He should continue his good work.

When one is a new Deputy in the House one sometimes wonders why some points of view are made. Everybody is entitled to their point of view, but I wonder if some Members on the left who have spoken so vehemently against the motion tell their voters who are working in some of the foreign direct investment companies-----

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