Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

That is fine except the Minister's partners in Government have signalled a direction of travel with regard to further tax cuts and the substantial costs those will entail. Does the Minister accept the figure from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Parliamentary Budget Office that the Government needs €7 billion in the current year for public services to stand still? What does the Minister expect the shortfall will be? Is he again going to rely on being bailed out with corporate taxes? My principal question, however, is whether the Minister accepts that €7 billion figure and the shortfall in his calculations. If so, how does he intend to make up that shortfall?

See this speech in context