Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a Government that has, from the moment this crisis tested our country again, acted quickly, just as it did when contending with the crisis of two years ago. We will be so determined to do what we can at each point in offering help.

I am well aware of the anxiety and concern of many at the moment. I meet them in my clinics and through my constituency work, just as all my Government colleagues do. We are aware of the challenges and the new tests we will respond to. However, I did not hear any word from the Deputy about the measures and increases his party is implementing in Northern Ireland. I did not hear any acknowledgment from him about that — not a single word. The difference between the Deputies on this side of the House and Deputy Doherty and his colleagues is that the Government is busy trying to implement measures that we believe can make a difference.

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