Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have never had soft landings before. The way the Government is setting this country up means we will fall hard, maybe harder than we have ever fallen in the past. I will leave that there as I am running out of time.

The Government is really playing fast and loose with our finances and with the country's economy. This budget is not as glossy, as shiny or as helpful to the ordinary people of Ireland whose children are on waiting lists, who are on waiting lists themselves, who cannot get to work or to college on time, who are hungry and do not have enough money to pay their bills, who are in housing distress and who are paying huge rents. Nothing in this budget is going to fix that, no matter how it is spun or what is said on debate shows tonight or in the following days. The people will know that and whether this election is in three weeks or three months, they will cast a judgment on this Government. There are winners and losers in this country. There are more losers than you think and this budget is not helping them.

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