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Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: ...kill the economy, one will not gain kudos from the bond markets. What they really want is a twin-track approach. Whatever option is chosen has immense risks. As the Taoiseach is fond of saying, we are where we are. It is where he and the Minister have brought us. The Minister does not like to be reminded of that but it is the undeniable truth. He does not deserve and will not get a...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: ...suggested the suicide option to anyone who did not like what was happening in our country. The echo chamber recycles the same mantras, namely, there is no alternative, it is the only game in town, we are where we are and the blame game will get us nowhere. We hear these repeated ad nauseam and any deviation from the line is rejected out of hand. We experienced it heavily in the debate on...

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: .... The Minister never tires of repeating his "Apocalypse Now" scenario, although he never acknowledges his own and his party's complicity in creating this situation. How often we hear the refrain, "We are where we are". No, we are where the Minister, his leader and his party have brought us. Those who feathered their nests as a result of this Government's actions and policies cannot be...