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

I keep hearing talk of the Sinn Féin budget but it has not yet appeared. The budget it is trailing has had more instalments than "Star Wars" in the way it is being brought forward, and we are still waiting for it to come out. Before the summer, Sinn Féin demanded that the Government bring forward an emergency budget. The country awaits with interest - perhaps that is an overstatement but some of us await with interest - when Sinn Féin is going to bring forward its overall proposals, which it has not yet done. As Deputy Doherty well knows, the database of information he is referring to only includes measures for Ireland for 2022, whereas it includes measures that other countries have brought forward for 2023 and 2024. My concern, which is my responsibility and not a responsibility the Deputy has, is that anything we bring forward is sustainable, affordable, works for consumers and the country and does not create new risks. That is what the Government will do.

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