Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Incredible. Who would have thought, but there you go. I will tell the Taoiseach what workers want. They do not want to listen to his bluster. They want to be able to pay their bills. They want to be able to feed their children. They want to be able to run their homes.

Erika wants to have a second child, but that is not on the cards. Erika and her family do not want to be forced out of Ireland, like so many others, to try to have a chance and an opportunity in their lives. The Government promised a lot at the general election. It is clear now that elections are where Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael make their promises, and budgets are where they break them.

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